# Why do my burps taste good?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-my-burps-taste-good/297462>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [April 3, 2005, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-my-burps-taste-good/297462 "2005-04-03T00:42:06Z")\
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**Author:** ![Rucksinator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/898d66/32.png) [@Rucksinator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rucksinator)\
**Post date:** [April 3, 2005, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-my-burps-taste-good/297462/1 "2005-04-03T00:42:06Z")

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Even hours later, my belchs taste just like what I ate, instead of like vomit. Why is this? It seems that by now it should be mostly digested, and I’m pretty sure that if I were to throw up, it wouldn’t smell very good.

BTW, search doesn’t seem to be working right now. Sorry if this has been discussed before.

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**Author:** ![Rucksinator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/898d66/32.png) [@Rucksinator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rucksinator)\
**Post date:** [April 26, 2005, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-my-burps-taste-good/297462/2 "2005-04-26T17:13:49Z")

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Oh, come on! Nobody? (bump)

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**Author:** ![SiouxChief](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d6d6ee/32.png) [@SiouxChief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SiouxChief)\
**Post date:** [April 26, 2005, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-my-burps-taste-good/297462/3 "2005-04-26T18:06:18Z")

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I think the problem is that we’ve only heard anecdotal evidence and unsubstantiated claims that your burps taste good.

Do you have a cite?

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**Author:** ![Rucksinator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/898d66/32.png) [@Rucksinator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rucksinator)\
**Post date:** [April 26, 2005, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-my-burps-taste-good/297462/4 "2005-04-26T20:51:08Z")

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If you burp a few hours after eating, what does it taste like?

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**Author:** ![Genghis\_Bob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/45deac/32.png) [@Genghis\_Bob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Genghis_Bob)\
**Post date:** [April 26, 2005, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-my-burps-taste-good/297462/5 "2005-04-26T21:23:33Z")

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My burps taste good.

I’ve never wondered why, before.

And now I do.

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**Author:** ![erislover](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/71e660/32.png) [@erislover](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/erislover)\
**Post date:** [April 27, 2005, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-my-burps-taste-good/297462/6 "2005-04-27T00:02:18Z")

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You know what they say, why fart and waste it when you can burp and taste it.

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**Author:** ![HMS\_Irruncible](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hms_irruncible/32/7394_2.png) [@HMS\_Irruncible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HMS_Irruncible)\
**Post date:** [April 27, 2005, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-my-burps-taste-good/297462/7 "2005-04-27T00:10:43Z")

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But here’s the eternal question… why does ear wax smell so interesting?

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**Author:** ![raz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9f8e36/32.png) [@raz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/raz)\
**Post date:** [April 27, 2005, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-my-burps-taste-good/297462/8 "2005-04-27T03:02:40Z")

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> [@erislover](#):
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> You know what they say, why fart and waste it when you can burp and taste it.

You’re completely vile. Why did I laugh at that?