When drinking shots, why do people lick salts? or like squeeze lime?!


Question: When drinking shots, why do people lick salts!? or like squeeze lime!?
Answers:
Yeah, they compliment the drink!.!.!.you don't have to lick salt of lick lemon or take body shots some people buy the can version of the drink and sprinkle salt on the can and squeeze lime on it and then take a drink!.!.!.it makes it taste good!. ACtually if I drink beer that is the only way I can drink it!.!.!.with salt and lime!.!.otherwise it tastes like crap to me!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

Licking salt and sucking lime or lemon, is a traditional way to drink tequilla!.

With the original tequilla the salt and lime took away the bite the drink had!.

Really it just make tequilla shots taste betterWww@FoodAQ@Com

Yea I was having a shot with a couple of friends and they were squeezing lime but I didn't want to ask, because I figured I was just stupid and didn't know what was up!. But really, why the hell do they do it!? It looks retarded!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

that is only done when drinking tequila!. the combination of salt and lime makes tequila burn less while enhancing the flavors!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

To bring out the flavor or
sometimes to people it tastes to bitter and salt and lime make taste better

lime has citric acid and it cancels out the bitternessWww@FoodAQ@Com

To compliment the tequila or to cover the awful liquor taste!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

Salt and lime compliment tequila!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

why do u eat strawberries with cream!? because together taste better!. The same is with the salt and the lime!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

only with tequila, and thats because its nasty and harsh!. People use Salt on beer to make foam!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

it's for drinking tequila
it would taste betterWww@FoodAQ@Com

it takes away from the taste the liquor leaves in your mouth!.!.!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

neverd met anybody who hasWww@FoodAQ@Com

They cant handle the tasteWww@FoodAQ@Com





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