That was wierd

[kerravonsen]

Prompted by this post, I decided to try out the "Mysterious Fruit" aka "Miracle Berry" and bought some freeze-dried pills. This morning I tried it. The pill itself (half a pill) tasted a bit tart, but that was okay. I then tried my Bircher Muesli (unsweetened natural yogurt being a main ingredient) and lemon tea (white tea with Real Lemon Juice). The tea tasted mildly sweet, just the way I like it. The Bircher Muesli tasted mildly sweet also. Sucking on a lemon ice cube (that's how I got my lemon juice) the taste was a mix of sweet and sour. Probably it was that my tongue wasn't completely coated. Cool, amazing and weird, though I think I didn't get as much cognitive dissonance as I might have, because I was eating/drinking things that could have had sugar added to them, even though I knew that they hadn't. If I'd been eating an actual lemon, the strangeness would have been greater.

Stay tuned for more adventures in Miracle Berry foodtasting!

Comments

[vilakins.livejournal.com]

Cool! I was going to get some and try them, but I need some good food candidates. I don't much like the idea of eating lemons; they're very acid.

Are you meant to use half a pill? Maybe that's why you got a little sour in there.

BTW I failed to find Bengal spice tea at the local supermarket; I'll have to try another one. They had some other flavours but they didn't appeal.

[kerravonsen]

but I need some good food candidates.

Yeah, I'm trying to think of some more things to taste. Cabbage and onions are on my list, since I already have some. And canned beetroot with vinegar.

Are you meant to use half a pill? Maybe that's why you got a little sour in there.

You are; they say that half a pill is "one serve" but they also say that the effect varies between 10 minutes to 2 hours, depending on the individual. Next time, I intend to use a whole pill, and try to soften or dissolve it in a bit of water first, so that I have a better chance of coating my whole tongue.

BTW, I tried the coffee milkshake Optifast yesterday, and you were right, it was actually nice!

[vilakins.livejournal.com]

Beetroot would be interesting, and perhaps a curry...

I'm glad you liked the coffee drink! I also like the cappuccino and berry crunch bars (I've yet to try a chocolate one) and the chocolate mousse isn't bad.

[kerravonsen]

and perhaps a curry
I'm not sure that a curry would work, since the berry is supposed to affect sour/bitter tastes, not hot ones.

[vjezkova.livejournal.com]

Well, this sounds almost futuristic - or like cut from Harry Potter - you know those magic pastills?
Very interesting, I will await your further research.:-)

[infiniteviking]

Oh, that's neat! Heh, sounds like something the Doctor would come across on some planet or other.

[kerravonsen]

It does, doesn't it?

Donna: No way! I am not going to eat a lemon!
Doctor: Try it. The redberry you just had should have affected your tastebuds by now.
Donna: You gave me a fruit that messed with my tastebuds?!
Doctor: (puppy-dog look) C'mon, Donna, try it, you'll like it.
Donna: (sighs) Okay. (nibbles lemon) Hey, this is sweet! Are you sure that this isn't some sort of funny outer-space lemon?
Doctor: Nope. Just a plain ordinary lemon. That tastes sweet. (grins) Brilliant, isn't it?

[infiniteviking]

Yes, exactly like that! *giggles*