this is THE most amazing thing i've seen in a while. i mean, smoked pig & goat might be nice, but this is CRAZY. the article doesn't really do the experience any justice but the video is crazy. i will host. maybe independence day weekend?
nytimes.com wrote May 28, 2008A Tiny Fruit That Tricks the Tongue
By PATRICK FARRELL and KASSIE BRACKEN
CARRIE DASHOW dropped a large dollop of lemon sorbet into a glass of Guinness, stirred, drank and proclaimed that it tasted like a “chocolate shake.â€Â
Nearby, Yuka Yoneda tilted her head back as her boyfriend, Albert Yuen, drizzled Tabasco sauce onto her tongue. She swallowed and considered the flavor: “Doughnut glaze, hot doughnut glaze!â€Â
They were among 40 or so people who were tasting under the influence of a small red berry called miracle fruit at a rooftop party in Long Island City, Queens, last Friday night. The berry rewires the way the palate perceives sour flavors for an hour or so, rendering lemons as sweet as candy.
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