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No mention of how British colonials were drinking it to cover up the awful taste of quinine, taken to combat malaria.
by chiph 11y ago
No mention of how British colonials were drinking it to cover up the awful taste of quinine, taken to combat malaria.
- throwaway049 11y agoThat just sounds like an excuse to drink gin. Disclosure: I like the taste of Indian tonic water
- noir_lord 11y agoIndian tonic water (modern stuff) has vastly lower levels of quinine than what you would take back then.
- sharksandwich 11y agoYour genes actually play a large role in how you perceive the taste of quinine http://www.monell.org/news/news_releases/quinine http://www.monell.org/news/news_releases/quinine
- look_lookatme 11y agoThere's a Surprisingly Awesome episode about Broccoli and part of it is about genetic taste preferences and some people taste quinine in it. Very interesting episode: https://gimletmedia.com/episode/6-broccoli/ https://gimletmedia.com/episode/6-broccoli/