Why do most beverages tast better cold?!


Question: It's a matter of opinion.
It depends on what you are drinking!

Cold food and drink is harder to taste, it seems to have less flavour.
That's why icecream that has melted tastes so sickly- extra sugar is put in because eaten cold, you cannot taste it as much. The same goes for many fizzy drinks and pops designed to be drunk from the fridge. If you drank them warmer they would be too sweet.
Think about how when food is heated, all the aroma comes up out of it, this enhances the taste. The opposite happens when food is cold. Think about how tasteless some foods are if you eat them straight out of the fridge. Compare the enjoyment of cold fridge pizza to hot and steaming for example.
Cooks and food chemists know this and adjust the flavours for whether they expect it to be consumed hot or cold.


Answers: It's a matter of opinion.
It depends on what you are drinking!

Cold food and drink is harder to taste, it seems to have less flavour.
That's why icecream that has melted tastes so sickly- extra sugar is put in because eaten cold, you cannot taste it as much. The same goes for many fizzy drinks and pops designed to be drunk from the fridge. If you drank them warmer they would be too sweet.
Think about how when food is heated, all the aroma comes up out of it, this enhances the taste. The opposite happens when food is cold. Think about how tasteless some foods are if you eat them straight out of the fridge. Compare the enjoyment of cold fridge pizza to hot and steaming for example.
Cooks and food chemists know this and adjust the flavours for whether they expect it to be consumed hot or cold.

because God wants to remind you how much he loves you.

Because that is what you're used to. If you always drank drinks warm, you 'd think they tasted better that way. However, beverages quench thirst, which often happens due to heat. That's why they are drank cold.

beer is proof that god loves us and wants us to be happy, who wants to drink hot beer, or any drink for that matter, tell u what, go microwave a glass of OJ and ur question will answer itself

Grebe is onto something...Sugars and starches don't do well in heat. They break down (as do most food components) and as they do, it significantly changes the taste - usually for the worse.





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