Chemical reactions caused by the additive ammonium chloride can trigger a response in taste buds to create a connection with acidic flavours, experts say.
It has been established that there are five basic tastes – sweet, salty, sour, bitter, and umami or savouriness, the latter recognised globally in the 1980s.
Salted liquorice is a type of candy popular in Scandinavian culture, particularly in Norway and Sweden. Both loved and loathed, these treats have a flavour that’s hard to describe, at once bitter and astringent as well as salty. According to science, this could be a sixth taste for humans. Researchers at the University of South Carolina have identified ammonium chloride as an element that can trigger a response of the taste buds to create a connection with an acidic flavour.
In Scandinavia, a type of candy known as salted liquorice might be the best food for detecting this ‘sixth taste’.
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