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Do you think those south American root beers I buy at my little latin market contain Safrole? They certainly taste different than US root beer.
by camkego 12y ago
Do you think those south American root beers I buy at my little latin market contain Safrole?
They certainly taste different than US root beer.
- DanBC 12y agoMaybe they're using different sugar? Cane or beet sugar instead of high fructose corn syrup.
- moron4hire 12y agoYou know, I've had the Mexican versions of common soda brands, and I can't tell the difference. I think it's psychosomatic.
- typicalrunt 12y agoThere are a lot of other flavour compounds at work that could be gumming up your senses, not allowing you taste the cane sugar. But my guess is that you've never had true cane sugar before (just like most people have never had true brown sugar ). Mass-produced brown sugar you buy in stores is simply processed white sugar and molasses, completely different from true brown sugar. If you ever have the chance, try some raw sugars from places like Mauritius. There are many kinds, but they all come from sugar cane and their taste profile is wildly different. The "kind" of sugar depends on what stage of process it was taken. My personal favourite is molasses sugar [1]. [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Molasses_sugar http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Molasses_sugar
- rurounijones 12y agoI can instantly taste the difference between US Coke and European Coke (And cola made in turkey, but that was becuase it was vile). I am not sure if they change the recipe apart from the sugar but it is noticeable.
- DanBC 12y agoHaha! I tend to agree that's probably true for most people. Some people can taste the difference (double blind and everything - I'm not sure if anyone has done the tests). I would think the water used would also make a difference.
- dlss 12y agoI think with practice almost anyone can tell the difference. It's about as subtle as the difference between velvet and silk to your finger -- I can see how you'd confuse them if you weren't thinking about it, but there's no way you'd stay confused if you paid attention and practiced.
- Shivetya 12y agothe first thought into my head was, well is it made outside of the states and does someone make it correctly? Surely someone does it right, somewhere.