Miracle Fruit

Fruit doesnt get stranger than these West African berries, which contain the molecule miraculin and make everything taste sweet. Youll notice the impact most with sour foods raw lemons suddenly taste like lemondrop candies and the effect lasts about 30 to 90 minutes. The berries themselves are not very fleshy or tasty in their own right. Eating the berry involves scraping the flesh off around a seed in the middle, then swirling the pulp around in your mouth for about a minute so the miraculin has a chance to bind onto your taste buds. If you decide to arrange a flavor tripping party, experiment to see how a range of flavors taste under the influence say, pickles, mustard, citrus fruits, cheeses, even a Guinness beer.