What Does Lava Taste Like?

Hot volcano lava would instantly burn away your taste buds so the taste would not be discernible.

Does lava taste like cheese?

If you eat it, it will kill you. Interviewer: What you're trying to say is, lava might taste like cheese, but the scientists won't try it because they're all fraidy cats.

Can you drink lava?

Wax, kerosene, and polyethylene glycol are found, all dissolved in water. Wax is, in general, non-toxic in humans. Kerosene, at least in the amount that could be found in a lava lamp, is not poisonous, but the polyethylene glycol, could be a problem.