I Found a Black Hole of Taste

A story about how a certain combination can create a black hole of taste.

Preface

I have made a very happy discovery. What do you think it is?

I already wrote it in the title, but that is exactly what it is (lol), yes😅.

There is something in the universe called a black hole.

There are various theories about black holes, but they are said to be celestial bodies with tremendous gravity that suck in everything. Because they suck in everything that passes by, questions like 'What happens if you get sucked in?' feel like dream-like mysteries. They are far away, aren't they? The black holes in space.

Was it Cygnus? That's the famous one. I love stories like this because they are romantic😉. But right now, this is a story about the lunch battle. The stage is the mouth and the brain. While I was choosing my menu as usual without thinking much, today, I realized that this black hole is actually inside my mouth.

So, let me guide you into that world for a little bit.

Today's Menu

White fish with chili sauce
Twice-cooked pork
Pickles (yellow)
Rice
Consommé soup
Worcestershire sauce

I wanted to try various things today, so I made this selection. Among them, the experiment worth noting is the compatibility between chili sauce and Worcestershire sauce. I've never tried it before, so I'm looking forward to it.

I brought the twice-cooked pork along for the purpose of piling on post-meal satisfaction in case this experiment collapsed. I don't have high expectations for the consommé soup, but I hope it can be a helper, even if just a little. I guess that's about it.

And so, I started the lunch battle with this choice.

Mr. Worcester and Mr. Chili Sauce

If you think about it normally, this combination doesn't exist.

Worcestershire sauce is mainly for fried foods, and chili sauce is a flavor often encountered in shrimp chili, chili hot dogs, or Mexican? and Chinese dishes. That's why I thought it would be interesting to try this.

A piece of white fish, which already has a light coating of chili sauce on it. This chili sauce is a very ordinary chili sauce. The spiciness is not strong, and it has a normal chili aroma. The sauce is delicious on its own.

I lightly dipped the white fish covered in Mr. Chili Sauce into Mr. Worcester on a small plate and ate it.

The sense of taste disappears

And then, you see.

Surprisingly, all the primary flavors of the two sauces completely vanished. No, 'vanished' isn't quite the right word. They were sucked into a sourness of a certain intensity might be the more accurate expression.

So, I've done these kinds of food experiments quite a few times now, and it's not at all a case of flavors blending or enhancing each other 😅. The flavors really do just disappear. All that remains is a sourness I can't quite identify. I experienced this for the first time, went 'Hmm?', and repeated it over and over again. The white fish looked at me as if to say, 'Hey, taste me too,' but I ignored it lol, and kept trying to combine the chili sauce and Worcester sauce over and over, but no matter what, the flavors just get sucked into that sourness.

What on earth have I discovered?

I don't need to go all the way to Cygnus; I can generate a black hole right here in my own mouth just by tossing in some chili sauce and Worcester sauce!

What remains is...

Sourness (lol), just sourness.

But let's analyze this sourness a bit for future reference.

The sourness contained in Worcester-kun and the sourness contained in Chili Sauce-kun. When considered independently, they were different types of sourness. You could say they were sourness infused with the aroma of each respective sauce, or something like that.

However, the sourness that remained after the two sauces disappeared was a neutral sourness, so to speak, where neither the aroma of Worcester-kun nor Chili Sauce-kun existed. It's sour because it's acidic, yet it feels neutral—it's truly a case of #WhatAreYouTalkingAbout (lol). I'm starting to get confused.

But this sourness is a kind I've never tasted before. That's why I'll refer to it as a neutral sourness.

Perhaps somewhere else, this sourness might appear again in some other combination. I hope I can figure out the true nature of this sourness when that happens (*'▽')...

Useless but helpful

I don't think the black hole of taste I discovered today can be used for the purpose of enjoying a meal to stay alive (lol).

However, it would certainly be effective for the unique purpose of generating a black hole in one's mouth, so it would be very useful in settings that provide food performances as entertainment, such as taste experiments, cooking classes, or even teaching children about the wonders of food (is that really true lol?).

However, if I can figure out the true nature of the acidity that remains at the end, it might leave behind a wonderful achievement in taste reaction as know-how for creating new flavor combinations.

Today, I learned that there is such a thing as a black hole of taste. I will take this as a gain and end my lunch battle in a good mood^^.

When you are casually enjoying your food, if a sudden question pops into your mind, try digging into it. I think you'll surely be able to notice something interesting😉

Now then, what shall I try tomorrow?

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