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tom_fuckin_bombadil t1_jd9adsv wrote

Reply to comment by combo_seizure in This automatic mouthwash dispenser at a ramen restaurant by UncommonGuava

The opposite of a palate cleanser. Have you ever drunk orange juice after brushing your teeth or using mouth wash?

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combo_seizure t1_jd9b0sa wrote

Bruh, you are literally NOT supposed to drink orange juice after using mouthwash. Are you comparing Ramen to orange juice? I don't think their pH levels are even comparable.

Also, if you take a sip of water after rinsing your mouth with mouthwash and swish it around, the taste is practically gone.

I could have labeled it something other than a pallete cleanser, I suppose.

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AlfredPennington t1_jdadlnv wrote

Their pH is very different. OJ is under 4 in most cases. Depending on the ramen and the ingredients, the pH could easily be above 8.

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_prettybones t1_jdbsbmq wrote

Ramen is often made with kansui, which is an alkaline solution that brings the pH of ramen up to 9-10. The noodles themselves are 6-7, ramen made without kansui but a still salty traditional broth will be around 8-9.

The pH of listerine and orange juice are both around 3, so the clash of their flavors is accentuated by their acidity. Listerine + ramen with kansui would probably just taste like a little bit of a minty tang, but relatively smooth since the pH would balance out. Probably wouldn't be all that bad.

Note, I'm no ramenologist, I just Googled some shit

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tom_fuckin_bombadil t1_jddluui wrote

Obviously you’re not supposed to drink oj after mouth wash or brushing you teeth but it’s become a meme at this point because of how bad food usually tastes after such a strong minty flavour.

A palate cleanser by definition is something you take before eating something to prepare your mouth/tastebuds. So saying that the mouth wash is a palate cleanser implies that you intend to use it to prepare your tastebuds for ramen by coating your mouth with a minty aftertaste.

> Also, if you take a sip of water after rinsing your mouth with mouthwash and swish it around, the taste is practically gone.

Now that is a palate cleanser

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