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Why Does Salt Change the Taste of Everything?

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Why Does Salt Change the Taste of Everything?

Season 8 Episode 17 | 13m 15s | CC

If your coffee is too bitter, add a pinch of salt. If your salad isn’t sour enough, add a pinch of salt. If your beer is too bitter, add a pinch of salt. Salt has a seemingly magical ability to enhance good flavors and dampen bad ones. Come along on George’s epic journey into the wilds of salt science.

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