You add salt to your cooking, but what about your morning cup?

But have you ever thought about adding salt to yourcoffee?

Putting salt in coffee isnt a new idea.

Cup of black coffee in someone’s hands

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Should You Put Salt in Coffee?

The short answer: It depends.

Think about how cocktails often have saline added to them or howMargaritashave salt on the rim.

That salt enhances and changes the overall flavor experience.

We can do the same with our curated coffee beverages.

Coffee naturally has so many flavors, including savory and vegetable-like flavors, Murphy-Dyer says.

It definitely cuts the bitter, says Recipe Tester Kathryn Hendrix.

I do this to save cheap coffee in restaurants all the time.