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Brilio.net - Coffee is one of the drinks that many people like. With its bitter taste and distinctive aroma, coffee is often chosen to accompany daily activities, such as when working or even when relaxing at home. For some people, coffee can always make the body more relaxed.
But sometimes, not a few people avoid coffee because of its bitter taste. Indeed, some types of coffee tend to be very bitter and sour. Then, to reduce the bitter taste, most people will add sugar as a flavor balancer to the drink.
But do you know, besides using sugar, there are other kitchen spices that can be added to coffee if you want to reduce the bitter taste. Don't worry, these kitchen spices do not change the overall taste of the coffee. The aroma remains delicious and delicious to drink.
Furthermore, the kitchen spice was once used by the owner of the Instagram account @ruma.haqiqi. Through one of the videos uploaded, he admitted that he only used salt to reduce the excessive bitterness in coffee. Although not as popular as sugar, salt can be effective in making coffee less bitter and sour, you know.
photo: Instagram/@ruma.haqiqi
As reported by BrilioFood from Instagram @ruma.haqiqi on Wednesday (25/9), just prepare a cup of coffee that has been brewed and ready to be consumed. After that, take a pinch of salt. No need for too much, just a little so as not to change the overall taste of the coffee. Well, if it's done, immediately put it into the glass containing the coffee.
photo: Instagram/@ruma.haqiqi
Next, stir the coffee that has been mixed with salt. Basically, salt can help reduce the bitter taste in coffee through several simple but effective chemical mechanisms. First, salt has the ability to suppress or mask the bitter taste. The sodium in salt can interact with taste receptors on the tongue, blocking some of the bitter taste signals that are usually received by the brain. This makes the bitter taste in coffee less dominant and more balanced.
Second, salt can also enhance the natural sweetness in coffee. Although salt itself is not sweet, its presence can enhance the perception of existing sweetness, so that the overall taste of the coffee becomes more balanced and delicious. This happens because salt is able to lower the sweetness detection threshold, making the tongue feel the natural sweetness of coffee beans without having to add sugar.
photo: Instagram/@ruma.haqiqi
Finally, adding a pinch of salt to your coffee can also help neutralize the acidity in the coffee. Acidity can contribute to bitter, astringent flavors, especially in coffee that is brewed using certain methods or that uses beans with a stronger flavor profile. Well, salt helps balance the pH of the coffee, making it smoother and more pleasant to the palate.
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