Merchants often use tricks to sell outdated goods. They add grapes, lemon juice, and vitamin C to meat to make it look fresh and extend its shelf life. Chicken, pork, and beef are soaked in chamomile tea to remove unpleasant odors. Refrigerated display cases in butcher shops have red or purple lighting to make the meat appear fresh. Meat that changes color is rolled in hot spices and oil and sold as marinated. Stale meat is often used to make burgers.
Some sellers use tricks to sell old meat as fresh.
