I’d heard of it certainly, but this is the first time I’ve actually had a picky eater as a cat. Only wet food he’ll reliably eat is Friskies’ Beef Bits in Gravy, and I guess that works so I’ve got a big supply of it on hand, but I’m still trying to test out other kinds for variety.

Out of I guess the same vanity that leads people to feed their cat Fancy Feast or vegan grains, a notion of their gustatory satisfaction as an extension of mine.

Anyway so as this goes on I’ve been sampling the varieties, obviously, and they do taste like they’re labelled - the flavor profiles aren’t in perfect balance, but all the right notes are there. They taste like that for maybe 1.2 seconds, and then they all go to this weird metallic aftertaste, the only thing I’ve ever tasted like it is “foxy”, the flavor note of wine made from American labrusca grapes (like a particularly savory rock).

I’m guessing maybe it’s a particulary evaporative, quick-dissipating flavoring ‘cause the main point is to communicate the flavor to the pet owner’s nose while they’re serving it?