Renneder@sh.itjust.worksM to BecomeMe@sh.itjust.works · 9 months agoAmmonium chloride tastes like nothing else. It may be the sixth basic tastebigthink.comexternal-linkmessage-square18fedilinkarrow-up185arrow-down13
arrow-up182arrow-down1external-linkAmmonium chloride tastes like nothing else. It may be the sixth basic tastebigthink.comRenneder@sh.itjust.worksM to BecomeMe@sh.itjust.works · 9 months agomessage-square18fedilink
minus-squareleaky_shower_thoughtlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·9 months ago 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.
minus-squareOurTragicUniverse@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up3·edit-29 months agoSalmiak is a black liquorice that’s processed with amonium chloride and salt. It isn’t the same thing as ordinary black liquorice sweets.
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.
Salmiak is a black liquorice that’s processed with amonium chloride and salt. It isn’t the same thing as ordinary black liquorice sweets.