eli5: why does ice have a unique taste that differs from liquid water?

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Even a glass of mostly melted ice seems to taste differently than room temp liquid water from the same source.

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Anonymous 0 Comments

The same reason hot food tastes different from cold food. Texture and especially smell. Taste and smell are so closely associated that they might as well be the same sense.

Anonymous 0 Comments

I’d also guess some vessels for freezing ice aren’t ideal and impart some of their own particles into the ice. Some ice tastes like plastic, as if you were licking the tray

Anonymous 0 Comments

In addition to the other answers, ice is typically made by freezing water in a freezer which has its own odors imparted onto the ice. Even a dedicated ice machine is going to be a lot less sterile than tap/bottled water

Anonymous 0 Comments

im sorry but ive never had ice that “tastes” like anything other than the liquid you are icing. unless its made from disgusting water.