I Guess If You Are Drinking Water With Your Meals You Need All The Help You Can Get
“The research reveals that when you drink fresh or ice-cold water, the sweet flavor of what you eat is greatly diminished. As a consequence, food seems rather bland and not as pleasant as it should be. On the contrary, if you drink hot or room temperature water during meals, the sweetness in the food is more intense. For instance, chocolate is better appreciated and seems tastier when it is served with a room temperature or hot beverage than with an ice-cold drink. The same experiment was carried out to evaluate the perception of salty and bitter tastes, but drink temperature has no impact on these flavors. No test has been run yet for sourness. Lastly, researchers found out that drinking something warm during a meal enhances the perception of melting textures in food, but not of creamy ones.”