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A Tiny Fruit That Tricks the Tongue (NY Times article)
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Omega
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Date: May 30, 2008 05:50AM "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!'" [www.nytimes.com] Re: A Tiny Fruit That Tricks the Tongue (NY Times article)
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garyr
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Date: May 30, 2008 04:16PM Sounds like fun. I may have to give them a try. Re: A Tiny Fruit That Tricks the Tongue (NY Times article)
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Anonymous User
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Date: June 03, 2008 02:24AM What is that fruit called? Re: A Tiny Fruit That Tricks the Tongue (NY Times article)
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Anonymous User
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Date: June 04, 2008 10:40PM 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. Dr. Bartoshuk said she did not know of any dangers associated with eating miracle fruit. Re: A Tiny Fruit That Tricks the Tongue (NY Times article)
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Rawtastic
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Date: June 05, 2008 03:37PM I love that bananas tasted like..... bananas!
I'd never eat a berry that could bypass my taste buds- really, drinking tabasco sauce? I bet it wasn't so sweet coming out the other end. Why do people insist on bypassing their natural defenses? >.< Sorry, only registered users may post in this forum.
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