When I climb up hills and mountains and have a Mars Bar or a Twix or something, they taste nothing like they normaly do. They have no taste and they are more powdery. Does anyone know why?
2006-10-16 01:22:14 · 14 answers · asked by Aaron_J88 2 in Food & Drink ➔ Other - Food & Drink
Because of the altitude, maybe your taste buds don't work as well?? And the powdery is probably due to the fat and cocoa separating due to the cold.
2006-10-16 01:25:47 · answer #1 · answered by natasha * 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Altitude changes your body and the chocolate. It is like how you get drunk faster at higher altitudes. Is has to do with the chemical make up of the object along with the pressure exerted on it. Just like your body. Go to the store and buy some Diamox. It is an altitude pill. Next time you plan to go up a mountain, take some that week, then when you go up and eat your chocolate decide whether you like it or not. If it is different, it is your body that feels the change, if it is the same, then it is the candy bar that is affected by the change. Oh, and if you ever snowboard in alaska, diamox will help you greatly!
2006-10-16 01:34:02 · answer #2 · answered by Jon C 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Chocolate tastes wierd when you go about the mountains for a number of reasons-
reason no. 1- we usually carry our favourite bars and blocks of chocolate in the pockets of our jackets and windcheaters etc. At first, our body heat melts the chocolate, somestimes making it runny and gooey, sometimes making it just a bit softer than usual.
When we gain altitude, and the ambient temperature drops, the bar re-freezes into the incomprehensible goop we eat. What happens is, that the chocolate loses its Emulsification, i.e, the ability to mix 2 substances that never mix completely, together in a smooth mass.
the 2 substances here are moisture, and fat. All chocolate is subjected to a process called "Tempering" in which the raw chocolate is heated and cooled gently a number of times to obtain a smooth texture and taste.
Reason no. 2- As most people have already stated correctly, the altitude can make your brain to go awry. your taste buds are just not responsive enough when your mouth is dry, and the air is bone-shatteringly cold.
FYI, chocolate is best served at a temerature of 28-32 degrees Celsius.
Reason no.3- No bad blood or gripes intended here, but you're probably buying bad chocolate in the first place. blended chocolates, such as milk chocolate, and the countless variety of horrid snack bars, are not all-cocoa based. A majority of their fat content comes from vegetable oil, which simply DOES NOT have the unique properties of Cocoa butter. the hydrogenated vegetable oils used in cheaper chocolate bars melt at temperatues such as 40-43 degrees Celsius, whereas Cocoa butter melts at just about 37 degrees celsius, the normal temperature of our bodies.This is what we call the Melt-In-the-mouth feeling.
My suggestion would be to look at the information on the package, listing the ingriedients. the better chocolates will have a higher cocoa fat content, and a lower or zero vegetable oils content. Try dark chocolates, if you don't mind their taste. also, try to keep your chocolate in your pack, where it will have a lesser chance of melting and refreezing.
2006-10-16 02:46:31 · answer #3 · answered by dxps26 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't know why, but I do know that you have reminded me the Ski brochures are out now for next season so my skis will be coming out soon. The squashed and battered powdery chocolate bar after skiing halfway down a mountain has a special taste.
2006-10-16 01:34:35 · answer #4 · answered by Andrew B 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
At greater altitudes your taste buds don't work as well. When flying on a plane the airlines only buy very strong wines etc so that you can taste them. I remember watching a programme about an airline, and the wine they had bought was too weak so they poured the lot down the drain...
2006-10-16 01:28:42 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, but if you like the taste of chocolate, I suggest you stop climbing mountains son!
2006-10-16 01:33:41 · answer #6 · answered by Welshchick 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
At cold Temperature certain Tastebuds are NOT fully functional
the taste of choclate it got but a combination of different of sense of various taste buds when some of them are not active you get a different taste
2006-10-16 01:31:08 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The senses of smell and taste are greatly inhibited, and the general feeling of lethargy and nausea that can accompany mild altitude sickness compound to put one off eating Once you are acclimatized, the senses will return to normal.
2006-10-16 01:32:39 · answer #8 · answered by AuroraDawn 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your suffering from brain damage caused by lack of oxygen for far too long! You should see a good neurologist in Montreal! And stay away from high altitudes before you kill someone by blacking out when driving!
2006-10-16 04:23:23 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
no idea but going to climb the hill @ the back of our house tonight to test it out
2006-10-16 01:34:37 · answer #10 · answered by red26witch 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋