Please Pass The Kibble
Okay, fess up, who out there has tried dog food or a dog treat?
A study done by the American Assn. of Wine Economists found that in a blind taste test most participants couldn’t distinguish between dog food and human food.
Researchers provided 18 volunteers five food samples to try in a blind taste test. Only three were able to identify the canine fodder.
“We have this idea in our head that dog food won’t taste good and that we would be able to identify it, but it turns out that is not the case,” said Robin Goldstein, a co-author of the study that is expected to be published online today.
Goldstein said the tasting demonstrated that “context plays a huge role in taste and value judgment,” even though researchers warned the participants that one of the five foods they were going to taste was dog food.
The five samples came from a wide price range and were processed to have a similar consistency. The foods were duck liver mousse, pork liver pâté, two imitation pâtés — pureed liverwurst and Spam — and Newman’s Own dog food.
Eight participants believed the liverwurst was the dog food, and four thought the Spam was the culprit.
Two people identified the high-end pâté as dog food, and one identified the duck liver mousse as dog food.
Strangely, while most participants couldn’t pick out the dog food 72% chose the dog food as the worst tasting pate.
Most interesting to me was the fact this study was done by the American Assn. of Wine Economists. I’d be a little wary of eating the hors d’ouevers served at any of their seminars.
*Mr B isn’t fooled that he’s eating dog food just because it’s served on a plate.
I haven’t ate dog food, but I can say, I knew a dog trainer who when she’d start a new class, there was this dog treat that looked those little mint patties you see at parties, they came in a yourt flavor and another, and I tried one after she did, and it tasted like white chocolate. They were good enough to serve guess. Acourse you would not tell the guests.
I’m a vegetarian, and I feed my dog Evolution vegetarian dog food. I’ve occasionally sampled his food (I put all sorts of human-grade things in as well: flaxseed, flax oil, shredded vegetables, chlorella) and it’s quite palatable.
Long before I was vegetarian, when I used to feed my cat Triumph dry kibble, I tried a piece of that, and it was gross but not inedible.
That’s crazy! I think I would be able to tell if I tried it…
When I make their treats myself I’ve tried them, but I’ve never tried their dog food.
Well, not on purpose. Once, while feeding Dear Cotton (our Angel Cocker Spaniel) I absentmindedly put the spoon I was using in my mouth, to keep it from sticking to the countertop.
I don’t remember the brand, but she loved it. I can’t say I did.
Yuck! of all the delights offered: duck liver mousse, pork liver pâté, two imitation pâtés — pureed liverwurst and Spam — and Newman’s Own dog food…I’d choose the dog food!
My dogs would probably choose the other yuckies.
my mommy had a weimeraner who opportunistically ate one pound of duck pate at a book signing party.
who knew we could have substituted ground up spam and the eggheads wouldn’t have known the difference!