Finding the Miraculous (Fruit) in Toronto

February 27, 2009 9:13 AM

Miracle Fruit for sale in Toronto?

Hello, I'm searching for Miracle Fruit for sale in either fresh berry form or tab form in Toronto, Ontario.

I'm certain that it can be found in this town - probably in Chinatown - but am having trouble explaining it to the stores I've called. (I blame my poor Mandarin.)

Hivemind, save me from mail order and make my weekend plans a reality.

(Actual store locations only please, no mail order sites.)

posted by Apollo's Favorite Mistake to food & drink (7 comments total)

This is the brand of tablets I got in the mail from the ThinkGeek website. According to Wikipedia, the tablets are sold in Asia as a diet pill or a diabetic sugar substitute (saying that might help shopkeepers figure out what you mean). You might get results if you print out a photo of the packaging and one of the actual fruit, and take the images with you on a hunt through Chinatown.

The fruit itself is West African, so I'm not sure I'd expect to see it in Chinatown. I hope I'm wrong, though, it would be awesome to try. Let us know if you find it!
posted by pseudostrabismus at 10:27 AM on February 27

I've never been able to find them sold in stores in Toronto, but they may be out there, somewhere. Maybe someone's got a plant and can spare a few berries? My own plant isn't fruiting yet, but check back with me in a few years and I'll be happy to supply some.
posted by greatgefilte at 10:30 AM on February 27

Is there a place for the live plants in Toronto, greatgefilte?
posted by the dief at 10:32 AM on February 27

I have asked up and down Chinatown grocery stores for miracle fruit, to no avail. I thought maybe there was a secret code and my non-Chinese awkwardness didn't have it. Worth maybe posting this to Chowhound, as this thread is now a few months old. Please update if you do find some.
posted by meerkatty at 10:36 AM on February 27

I just hosted a Miracle Fruit tinged Oscar Party last weekend. We used the tablets from ThinkGeek but I hear that others are more potent. Try this website. The berries are very perishable and don't travel well at all, which means that you rarely find them outside of Western Africa and the few other places they are grown, like Florida.
posted by billtron at 11:08 AM on February 27 [1 favorite has favorites]

Oh, nevermind. You want to avoid mail order. Sorry, but good luck!
posted by billtron at 11:10 AM on February 27

the dief, I ordered mine from some website, but apparently Rainforest Seeds may have some...
posted by greatgefilte at 3:24 PM on February 27