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Old 28-05-08, 06:37 AM   #1
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LickClean A Tiny Fruit That Tricks the Tongue

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.”



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!”

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.

The host was Franz Aliquo, 32, a lawyer who styles himself Supreme Commander (Supreme for short) when he’s presiding over what he calls “flavor tripping parties.” Mr. Aliquo greeted new arrivals and took their $15 entrance fees. In return, he handed each one a single berry from his jacket pocket.

“You pop it in your mouth and scrape the pulp off the seed, swirl it around and hold it in your mouth for about a minute,” he said. “Then you’re ready to go.” He ushered his guests to a table piled with citrus wedges, cheeses, Brussels sprouts, mustard, vinegars, pickles, dark beers, strawberries and cheap tequila, which Mr. Aliquo promised would now taste like top-shelf Patrón.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/28/dining/28flavor.html
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Old 28-05-08, 12:14 PM   #2
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It doesn't really have many commercials uses, but then again, it makes things taste sweet. Hmmmmmmmmm


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Old 16-07-08, 05:17 AM   #3
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back in miami i remember tasting a fruit that would make everything you ate sweet.. you would eat the fruit and then you could suck on a lemon and it would taste like lemonade...
maybe its the same thing
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Old 16-07-08, 06:34 AM   #4
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i'm thinking you're right honeybee. i'm jealous. i haven't tried it yet.

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