When you burn a piece of food, you're allowing the proteins and sugars within it to go past the point of caramelization to a fully-blackened, carbonized state. Burned food is, by definition, overwhelmingly bitter—the other flavors present will be unpleasantly overshadowed by acridness.

How do you get the burnt taste out of food?

How to rescue a burnt sauce or stew ? Whatever you do, don't scrape off the burnt part and mix it in, as the whole dish will taste burnt. Instead, pour the unburnt stew into a new pot and add in a raw potato to absorb the burnt taste. Set it aside for about 15 minutes before removing the potato again.

Is it weird to like the taste of burnt food?

It might seem odd to some, but the craving for burnt food isn't all that uncommon. ... If you find yourself craving burnt foods often, this can actually be indicative of a nutrient deficiency that will take more than burnt food to solve.