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June 25th, 2008 — miracle fruit, chocolate, montreal, wtf
The grapefruit tasted like a delicious, sweet, juicy orange. Balsamic vinegar had strong hints of blackstrap molasses. Lemon and lime were candy. Banana was unchanged; dark chocolate was sickly sweet.
I just finished testing the first batch of freeze-dried miracle fruit extract. Now I need a scale to portion out 50 49 1 gram doses, and the only place that comes to mind are pot paraphernalia shops. They even sell the little baggies!
Unlike the fruit, the extract is stable in the refrigerator for months, so I have some time to plan this party.
June 9th, 2008 — miracle fruit, montreal, wtf, personal
Swish this berry around in your mouth for a minute, and for the next 30 minutes to 2 hours, bitter and acid foods taste sweet. After the NY Times reported on this “Miracle Fruit”, I knew I had to try it:
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!”
Given antics such as those, it’s no wonder they call it flavor-tripping.
I’ve ordered miracle fruit and extract (aka ‘miraculin’) from two different suppliers and am anxiously waiting for deliveries. As soon as I get some, there will be a flavour-tripping party right here in Montreal. I’ve never been so excited about eating sauerkraut and Umeboshi.
For more information on synsepalum dulcificum, you can check out the wikipedia page for miracle fruit, information about its history and my del.icio.us bookmarks.