Salt in your cup of tea

[FMOB]

Light blue touch paper..

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-68085304

[anonymous-user]

FMOB said:

Light blue touch paper..

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-68085304

I'm surprised they didn't sprinkle some Dan-O's in it.

[Super Sonic]

blehck! :b

[miniman]

Skill McGill

[Silverbullet767]

Could only come from the US. Mental.

[daqinggregg]

CNN Today.

Amid such heated debate, perhaps only time will tell if the US Embassy’s response will be enough to calm the waters. In the meantime, the embassy said it “will continue to make tea in the proper way – by microwaving it.”

[Riley Blue]

Salt in coffee has been a thing for years so why not in tea too? Not that I've tried either.

https://drinkgoldenratio.com/a/blog/salted-coffee

[dapprman]

Reading the article it looks like it is exactly the same way salt is added to coffee - it tricks the mind in to removing the bitterness.

[Gary C]

Feel no need to do it myself but the reasoning is sound

No need for drama

[Countdown]

I've had salt in my tea when on holiday. it tastes delicious and actually seems to taste sweeter. However the tea was made slightly differently, teabags are placed in the water along with spices such as cardamom and it is brought to the boil in a saucepan. Milk is added just before it boils.

Absolutely delicious (especially with a higher ratio of milk to water)

[boyse7en]

The last time the colonies got involved with messing around with good ol' British tea it didn't end well, so I'm not sure we should get involved in this debate.

[HTP99]

Riley Blue said:

Salt in coffee has been a thing for years so why not in tea too? Not that I've tried either.

https://drinkgoldenratio.com/a/blog/salted-coffee

Interesting, I'm a coffee drinker and have never put salt in it or known it was a thing, I may try it tonight and see if it makes any difference, not that my coffee is bitter anyway.

I may give the salt thing a go in the wifes tea later tonight too.

Edited by HTP99 on Thursday 25th January 11:13

[jimmytheone]

US embassy has responded!

https://www.thepoke.com/2024/01/24/american-perfec...

[carinatauk]

Salt enhances the sweetness flavour. As someone previously mentioned reduces the bitterness

[Mobile Chicane]

This is interesting:

Article said:

She explains that salt acts as a blocker to the receptor which makes tea taste bitter, especially when it has been stewed.

Presumably that's why people think that salting aubergines 'draws out the bitter juices'. Also why salted caramel is so delicious.

[RizzoTheRat]

She also suggests adding milk after pouring the tea so is clearly an unstable lunatic who should be locked up for her own safety.

[C5_Steve]

Mobile Chicane said:

This is interesting:

Article said:

She explains that salt acts as a blocker to the receptor which makes tea taste bitter, especially when it has been stewed.

Presumably that's why people think that salting aubergines 'draws out the bitter juices'. Also why salted caramel is so delicious.

Same as adding saline solution to a cocktail, does wonderful things to certain flavours.

[Mobile Chicane]

C5_Steve said:

Mobile Chicane said:

This is interesting:

Article said:

She explains that salt acts as a blocker to the receptor which makes tea taste bitter, especially when it has been stewed.

Presumably that's why people think that salting aubergines 'draws out the bitter juices'. Also why salted caramel is so delicious.

Same as adding saline solution to a cocktail, does wonderful things to certain flavours.

Every day's a school day.

MC, aged 58 1/4.

[Earl of Hazzard]

Initially I thought ewwww, but I haven't tried it so can't comment.
For what it's worth, I've tried sea salt ice cream and that's really quite nice.

[HTP99]

RizzoTheRat said:

She also suggests adding milk after pouring the tea so is clearly an unstable lunatic who should be locked up for her own safety.

Isn't that way the "proper way"?