• cheese_greater@lemmy.worldOP
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    4 months ago

    I would be all over savory gum haha and thanks for the real-world/boots on the ground perspective

    Why do you think it tastes savory like that? Whats in it thats giving off that flavor?

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      5 months ago

      Calcium has a distinct flavor that humans crave, just the way we love the taste of umami.

      edit: That’s also the answer to OP question. Limestone tastes like calcium.

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      5 months ago

      I was mostly joking, but I did get some oily/greasy dust in my mouth, and it tasted kind of burnt and spicy, which is why I came up with “steak seasoning”

      But yes, I do actually inadvertently get limestone in my mouth often, but unfortunately (or fortunately) it really doesn’t taste like anything. Maybe I will have to sample a larger size.

      I might ask our geologist if she “taste tests” the rocks, according to what another commenter said…