I know I discussed the differences between cold water and hot water. And yes, I realize there was a fallacy in that argument as water that is boiled would have mineral deposits removed thus changing the basic characteristics of the water. However, today I am focusing on milk. At a lunch with coworkers, I was discussing cultural differences and my Chinese coworker brought up the fact that they drink warm milk in their culture. But the kids that grow up in America drink their milk cold, and if the milk gets warm, these same kids find it off putting. I, having grown up in the United States of America, only have participated in cold milk. However, my mother never let me throw out a glass of milk so I’ve often imbibed in warm milk as a beverage. These two things taste different, warm milk and cold milk. So there are multiple times in which milk tastes different, think of a latte where it is steamed (but this could be changing the structure of the milk leading to its changes), when it is left out for only thirty minutes, or even when is ice cold.
So why the different flavors? Not all drinks do this, but water and milk do, what makes them so special? Perhaps, I am missing valuable data and need to start drinking more beverages at different temperatures.
As always, Theodore asking the tough questions.