It makes vinegar resemble apple juice and goat cheese taste like cheesecake. It’s so bizarre that I just had share the info about this fruit on our site, it’s too interesting not to…

I habitually read the NYTimes Wednesday Dining Section and recently browsed “flavor tripping” parties, where guests eat a particular berry that temporarily rewires taste buds, turning sour flavors sweet

“The miracle fruit, Synsepalum dulcificum, is native to West Africa and has been known to Westerners since the 18th century. The cause of the reaction is a protein called miraculin, which binds with the taste buds and acts as a sweetness inducer when it comes in contact with acids, according to a scientist who has studied the fruit, Linda Bartoshuk at the University of Florida’s Center for Smell and Taste. ”

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– Bryan