Scholars have discovered evidence of a sixth basic taste. The tongue responds to ammonium chloride, a popular ingredient in some Scandinavian candies. The OTOP1 protein receptor, previously linked to ...

Scientists have just caught up with something that Scandinavians have suspected strongly for over a century: Ammonium chloride (NH 4 Cl) may be a basic taste, joining sweet, salty, sour, bitter, and ...

I see hosts on cooking shows who specify kosher salt or sea salt. I thought salt was salt. Is there a difference? As far as the composition of salt goes, there isn’t a difference. Sodium chloride is ...