May 29 2008'Flavor Tripping' Is Not What I Thought It Was
'Flavor tripping' revolves around the "miracle fruit" (Synsepalum dulcificum), a little red berry that, after eaten, changes the perceived taste of things eaten afterwards. "The cause of the reaction is a protein called miraculin, which binds with the taste buds and acts as a sweetness inducer when it comes in contact with acids." Neato. People are even starting to throw 'flavor tripping parties'.
Carrie Dashow dropped a large dollop of lemon sorbet into a glass of Guinness, stirred, drank and proclaimed that it tasted like a "chocolate shake."
Nearby, Yuka Yoneda tilted her head back as her boyfriend, Albert Yuen, drizzled Tabasco sauce onto her tongue. She swallowed and considered the flavor: "Doughnut glaze, hot doughnut glaze!"In a corner, The Geekologie Writer was licking bird shit off the window sill. After deliberation he concluded, "Bird shit, this tastes like bird shit -- now somebody give me a berry."
You can get about 30 berries for $90. Read the whole article for a lot more information if you're interested.
A Tiny Fruit That Tricks the Tongue [nytimes]
Thanks to James, one of the coolest people on the planet
Reader Comments
1. Ender - May 29, 2008 11:01 AM
Thanks dick, you just made me LOL at work with that bird shit commentary
2. blp - May 29, 2008 11:05 AM
That was the funniest post ever!
3. Jason - May 29, 2008 11:17 AM
An eccentric hippy friend had one of these plants about a decade ago and I tried these funky berries with a variety of foods - and it's pretty friggen weird!
4. Automaticidiot - May 29, 2008 11:24 AM
here is a site that can show you how to grow your own i googled it found wiki and went to the support links it basically tells you how to grow any plant
I am guessing it would be very easy to grow this plant in Florida cause it needs a very hot and humid climit good luck
http://www.instructables.com/id/Growing-Your-Own-Miracle-Fruit/
ps dont let mom think its weed
5. j shlong - May 29, 2008 11:41 AM
i too laughed at the bird shit comment
6. SmokingGirl - May 29, 2008 11:52 AM
Nothing like trippin' on berries, let me tell ya.
7. Frosty - May 29, 2008 12:06 PM
omg that bird shit comment is totally hilarious. hahahha.
8. guate6 - May 29, 2008 12:11 PM
Hahaha, the bird shit comment got me, great one!
4: "climit" ("climate" perhaps?)
Neat, but I like knowing that what I'll eat, tastes like what I know it will. Speaking of which, I have some leftover barbecue food...and it'll taste like steak, burgers, pork, chicken, corn, and shrimp, respectably.
9. jimi - May 29, 2008 12:41 PM
make the ladies eat it before a BJ
10. boredom - May 29, 2008 1:14 PM
@9 you are wise beyond your years my friend
11. Amy - May 29, 2008 2:04 PM
jimi might be a genius.
12. crazygut - May 29, 2008 3:03 PM
I wish that girl would lick my "berries"
13. guate6 - May 29, 2008 3:24 PM
#9 for president.
14. Momboelitist - May 29, 2008 3:33 PM
Jimi likes when people compliment him
Jimi is glad that Steve is happy
Jimi doesn't feel threatened by Steve's sexuality
Hey Steve, what are you doing to Jimi with that berry?
Don't touch Jimi!!!!
Hands off Jimi!!!
15. Gabi - May 29, 2008 5:45 PM
I can't stop laughing, that bird shit comment is gold..
16. misterm4ever - May 29, 2008 5:52 PM
I've been reading geekologie, the superficial, and iwatchstuff for a long time, I haven't laughed as hard as I just did after reading that bird shit comment. Absolutely hilarious
17. beastman AIDS - May 29, 2008 6:23 PM
haha that bird shit comment will go down in the annuls of comedic history alongside the pterodactyl. CAW!
18. feckless - May 29, 2008 7:07 PM
@10 A lab technician working at a Sperm Donor Clinic had just finished labeling a sample when in through the front door walked a masked man holding a gun.
The masked man went straight to the clerk, pointed the gun in her face and said, "Swallow that sample!" At first she refused but the gunman insisted he would kill her if she didn't so at last she took the lid off and swallowed the sperm sample.
The gunman pulled off his mask and she was shocked to see that it was her husband. He said, "See, that wasn't so bad now was it?"
19. cockeyed - May 29, 2008 8:36 PM
seriously, I'd like to see what cum tastes like after eating one of these things.
20. Joe - May 29, 2008 10:35 PM
I usually don't comment (because fuck all you geek nerds, I'm a jock, I watch sports and rub my dick on girls' thighs), but that was a funny-ass post right there.
21. Popadopolis - May 31, 2008 6:48 PM
I'm going to grow them and then ask the girls at the bar if it makes a rufee taste any better.
22. Elmo - May 31, 2008 6:52 PM
did the Hippies make drugs from those???
23. jessnectar - October 6, 2008 10:22 AM
want.