Miracle Fruit!
May 13, 2010 10:44 AM Subscribe
Where can I find miracle fruit in Central NJ? Does it have to be fresh, or will dried miracle fruits or tablets be nearly good?
If you recommend purchasing online, what sources are good? Also, what would you recommend bringing to a tasting party (that I can afford on a college student budget)? Is there a trick to getting and keeping the effect?
If you recommend purchasing online, what sources are good? Also, what would you recommend bringing to a tasting party (that I can afford on a college student budget)? Is there a trick to getting and keeping the effect?
Best answer: It's been a couple years since I bought any (online) and though I had good service getting dried tablets at the time, I can't find the reseller anymore. I concur with Faint of Butt that sour citrus will give the most impressive results. I also recommend trying it with a medium-dark beer, maybe a lager, to make it resemble a thick chocolate stout. It was so rich I could barely down a whole bottle.
I don't know any trick to keeping the effect, but my experience was that after awhile you'll tire of everything tasting sickly-sweet, and you'll want the effect to go away. It's kind of a novelty.
posted by The Winsome Parker Lewis at 10:57 AM on May 13, 2010
I don't know any trick to keeping the effect, but my experience was that after awhile you'll tire of everything tasting sickly-sweet, and you'll want the effect to go away. It's kind of a novelty.
posted by The Winsome Parker Lewis at 10:57 AM on May 13, 2010
Response by poster: That's cool, TWPL. It's a party thing, so it doesn't need to last beyond sampling everything. I might spring for a lambic and split it up between people in little Dixie cups, since that's the most acidic beer. I'll probably also bring a lager like Yuengling and a wheat stout I made. I'm kind of a beer geek.
I'm thinking I might try these tablets from Amazon, since I need a few other things from them, and I could get free shipping. Anyone familiar with this brand? Can you split them in half like the Think Geek ones?
posted by mccarty.tim at 11:09 AM on May 13, 2010
I'm thinking I might try these tablets from Amazon, since I need a few other things from them, and I could get free shipping. Anyone familiar with this brand? Can you split them in half like the Think Geek ones?
posted by mccarty.tim at 11:09 AM on May 13, 2010
For me the sweetening effect lasted about 40 minutes, but as The Winsome Parker Lewis said, my friends and I were ready for it to be over long before that. Almost all red wine tasted like port, so that was interesting. Broccoli was a strange one. Citrus fruits, as others have mentioned, were the most obvious and significantly changed.
posted by hungrybruno at 11:11 AM on May 13, 2010
posted by hungrybruno at 11:11 AM on May 13, 2010
Response by poster: Anyone tried these? Thanks for all the suggestions, everyone!
posted by mccarty.tim at 11:17 AM on May 13, 2010
posted by mccarty.tim at 11:17 AM on May 13, 2010
Best answer: I've done this a few times with both tablets (bought from thinkgeek) and berries (our host bought frozen berries online), including both consecutively on the same evening. The people at that particular party found that the effect lasted longer with the tablets, and the effect was a bit stronger than the berries.
As for what to eat: seconding the lots-and-lots-of citrus. I couldn't stop eating lemons. Sipping vinegar was also pretty neat. White balsamic was yummy. Normal red wine was gross, and I thought dark beer was a bit of a letdown.
posted by soleiluna at 11:17 AM on May 13, 2010
As for what to eat: seconding the lots-and-lots-of citrus. I couldn't stop eating lemons. Sipping vinegar was also pretty neat. White balsamic was yummy. Normal red wine was gross, and I thought dark beer was a bit of a letdown.
posted by soleiluna at 11:17 AM on May 13, 2010
PS - I've tried the Mberry tablets once, and they were just fine. I opened them up since boyfriend and I had made some cocktails that were too sour on their own. I didn't try those particular pills on the night we had the berries, so no direct comparison there.
posted by soleiluna at 11:20 AM on May 13, 2010
posted by soleiluna at 11:20 AM on May 13, 2010
Tablets worked fine for me. That's all I've ever had, though, so I can't compare the tablets against the fruit.
Licorice tasted vaguely of root beer. I thought sour cream, goat cheese and cream cheese were all very tasty. Cheesecake-like, even. Actually, any of the cheeses I tasted were among the most interesting things I tried. Black coffee tasted like a gas station cappuccino. Vinegar became almost drinkable.
Oddly, to me, things didn't taste particularly sugary sweet. They were very very sweet, but in an almost aspartame-ish way. I'm not so sure that this "artifically sweet" effect is at all universal, though.
It was an enjoyable thing to try once or twice.
posted by The Potate at 11:21 AM on May 13, 2010
Licorice tasted vaguely of root beer. I thought sour cream, goat cheese and cream cheese were all very tasty. Cheesecake-like, even. Actually, any of the cheeses I tasted were among the most interesting things I tried. Black coffee tasted like a gas station cappuccino. Vinegar became almost drinkable.
Oddly, to me, things didn't taste particularly sugary sweet. They were very very sweet, but in an almost aspartame-ish way. I'm not so sure that this "artifically sweet" effect is at all universal, though.
It was an enjoyable thing to try once or twice.
posted by The Potate at 11:21 AM on May 13, 2010
Best answer: I bought fresh berries once from a dude online. He was super nice, friendly (helped me out with a shipping problem) and I'd be happy to pass along that info to you if you'd like.
The only problem I had was that because he had to ship it out as soon as the berries got ripe, he couldn't give me an exact date when they'd be mailed out. Made it a little tricky to plan a party around the event.
Grapefruit was devine. Limes were lovely (until someone took a bite into one just as the berry was wearing off).
posted by piratebowling at 1:19 PM on May 13, 2010
The only problem I had was that because he had to ship it out as soon as the berries got ripe, he couldn't give me an exact date when they'd be mailed out. Made it a little tricky to plan a party around the event.
Grapefruit was devine. Limes were lovely (until someone took a bite into one just as the berry was wearing off).
posted by piratebowling at 1:19 PM on May 13, 2010
Response by poster: Did you join just to answer my question? Thanks for the info!
posted by mccarty.tim at 7:11 PM on May 13, 2010
posted by mccarty.tim at 7:11 PM on May 13, 2010
Best answer: Another tasty addition is tomatoes. Slices of the plainest, blandest, unjuciest, most boring tomatoes taste like a midsummer, homegrown-by-your-grandma heirloom variety.
posted by still lampin' at 7:49 PM on May 13, 2010
posted by still lampin' at 7:49 PM on May 13, 2010
Response by poster: Thanks for the advice, everyone! The party's in about a month, and I'm thinking I'll probably go with tablets, for price and shelf life. Will definitely try to get as much of the suggested foods as possible.
posted by mccarty.tim at 8:01 AM on May 14, 2010
posted by mccarty.tim at 8:01 AM on May 14, 2010
Hi,
I suggest to get either mberry or Mysterious Fruit Tabs (see review Miracle Fruit Comparison)
posted by MiracleFruit at 8:27 AM on May 14, 2010
I suggest to get either mberry or Mysterious Fruit Tabs (see review Miracle Fruit Comparison)
posted by MiracleFruit at 8:27 AM on May 14, 2010
Best answer: Ok! Ok! You've got to get rhubarb! We had about thirty things to eat at our miracle berry party, including all the citruses, vinegar, wine, beers, cheese, chocolate, and even mcdonalds cheeseburgers (the condiments tasted like. . . frosting), but the biggest hit was the rhubarb. It just tasted so GOOD.
posted by sunnichka at 1:01 PM on May 14, 2010
posted by sunnichka at 1:01 PM on May 14, 2010
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posted by Faint of Butt at 10:51 AM on May 13, 2010