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A strange sentiment. Do you think in general people can’t like ‘bitter’ flavors? Bitterness is very loosely defined in general - we know what ‘sweet’ and ‘salt
by jameshart 2y ago
A strange sentiment. Do you think in general people can’t like ‘bitter’ flavors?
Bitterness is very loosely defined in general - we know what ‘sweet’ and ‘salt’ are; bitterness is sometimes associated with some sort of acidity, but a lot of people seem to just describe things that have strong flavor but lack sweetness as ‘bitter’. Lemon, chocolate, kale, and red wine are all sometimes described as ‘bitter’ and they have virtually no common flavor compounds.
It’s definitely possible to like the taste of coffee. My evidence for this is that when I drink coffee that tastes bad, I don’t like it as much.
- denton-scratch 2y agoAcidity causes things to taste sour, not bitter. Bitterness is associated with alkaloids (many alkaloids are poisonous, so the fact we have taste-buds for bitterness is an advantage). I experience lemons as both sweet and sour, but certainly not bitter. [Edit] Perhaps the peel is bitter; the white pulp is certainly bitter.
- taejo 2y agoSome acids are bitter, e.g. in hops https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00253-021-11329-4 https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00253-021-11329-4 and in bile https://www.nature.com/articles/s42003-023-04971-3 https://www.nature.com/articles/s42003-023-04971-3.