Just realized a pinch of salt beats sugar in bad coffee every time

I was at a diner off Route 9 last Tuesday, staring at a cup of gas station quality brew that tasted like burnt regret. On a whim I grabbed the salt shaker instead of sugar and put in just a tiny pinch. It killed the bitterness without making it sweet, which is what I actually wanted. Has anyone else tried this trick or am I just weird for carrying salt packets now?

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wesleyburns1mo ago

Nah you're definitely not wrong, salt kills bitterness better than sugar does.

julia921mo ago

@wesleyburns you get it. Salt just makes things taste more like themselves instead of covering it up with sweetness.