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Ammonium chloride tastes like nothing else. It may be the sixth basic taste (bigthink.com)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 year ago (1 children)

For anyone curious about the taste but not curious enough to try it, if you've ever had to rinse your mouth with tcp antiseptic liquid- it tastes kinda like that but saltier. Or like if rootbeer was salty instead of sweet.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Or like if rootbeer was salty instead of sweet.

I think your description might be better than mine. (I don't remember my experience with licorice being salty so mine is like a gingerly, tingly sensation)

I'll steal this one for the future when I explain it to newbs.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Salmiak is a black liquorice that's processed with amonium chloride and salt. It isn't the same thing as ordinary black liquorice sweets.