368003 Mon Feb 05 17:45:15 -0800 2007 18 27 General Chowhounding Topics 0 2263057 Hi, Just read about this miracle fruit or miraculous berry (Sideroxylon dulcificum/Synsepalum dulcificum Daniell), native to West Africa, that apparently changes taste buds so that sour/bitter foods (lemons, limes, etc.) taste simply amazing. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miracle_fruit If anyone knows about US sources that might sell this let me know! TIA, Olia Mon Feb 05 17:45:16 -0800 2007 14210 olia 1 2266689 Yes, I was just about to blog about this fruit. Miracle fruit is supposed to alter one's sense of taste for a short while, masking bitter and sour, making them taste like candy. Tue Feb 06 17:55:54 -0800 2007 2263057 61426 grocerytrekker 1 2266785 I tasted it once. Absolutely amazing. We had some miracle fruit and then bit into lemon wedges--and they tasted like sugar. Tue Feb 06 18:36:41 -0800 2007 2263057 10235 spa 1 2266843 I tried it on my 40th birthday. I was instantly 20 again. I'll never do it again. Tue Feb 06 18:59:26 -0800 2007 2263057 54293 LordOfTheGrill 1 2268867 where did you gusy try it? anyone know where to buy some miracle fruit? particularly in NYC Wed Feb 07 11:07:46 -0800 2007 2263057 72457 jaz4444 2 2269435 yes an NYC source would be great -- a post i read online had a picture of a jar with japanese writing on it. apparently miracle fruit is quite popular there as a diet food (will definitely look for it when i go in april). Maybe I should ask with local japanese groceries? Wed Feb 07 12:57:56 -0800 2007 2268867 14210 olia 2 2270735 Sorry, I had it in Australia--at the Cape Trib Exotic Fruit Farm. There's more info on their website: www.capetrib.com.au/miracle.htm Wed Feb 07 18:16:38 -0800 2007 2268867 10235 spa 2 2318517 Miracle Fruit is illegal in The States. I think I read something about the sugar industry lobbying extremely hard to suppress it because in Asia they use it for dieting (getting that sugar taste without ingesting sugar). You can find some importers and I've seen them for sale on eBay. Thu Feb 22 10:59:00 -0800 2007 2268867 74771 FoxyWiles 3 4065542 Google "buy miracle fruit" and you'll get a lot of hits. Not illegal. But it does seem easier to buy a plant/tree and grow your own or buy miracle fruit tablets than it does to buy the actual berries. But I did find a place that sold the actual berries on the web a few months ago. They were expensive, but supposedly it only takes one. Sat Sep 27 06:21:15 -0700 2008 2318517 112096 Caroline1 1 2401645 I haven't seen anything about it being illegal in the States... it's not approved by the FDA as a food additive, so your not going to find it as an alternative sweetener, but you can certainly lay hands on the berries. Here's the first source I could find, with a quick Google search: http://www.barzelay.net/archives/2007/02/miracle_fruit_provider.php Mon Mar 19 16:45:36 -0700 2007 2263057 10904 Booklegger451 2 3727017 there's an article in the NYTIMES on this today. might answer a lot of your questions: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/28/dining/28flavor.html?scp=1&sq=miracle+fruit&st=nyt Wed May 28 08:47:17 -0700 2008 2401645 156421 thevillagevegetable 3 3728017 If you are really desperate and have a big house with big windows (or live somewhere warm) there are plenty of nurseries and and exotic seed sellers who sell miracle fruit seed and/ or plants and I understand they aren't all that difficult to grow (no I dont know how long it takes from seed to fuit or how big the plants get) On a side note Has anyone here ever had or even heard of a fruit called a Keppel? As I undersand it is a relative of the Cherimoya native to Indonesia, and when consumed is supposed to make you sweat smell like violets. I was just wondering if anyone here had ever had it or better yet knows where to get it! Wed May 28 13:03:06 -0700 2008 3727017 24492 jumpingmonk 1 3728707 According to several web sites, it grows well in containers with acid soil when put in a sunny window with temperatures above 60 degrees F. It takes several years to grow to a 2-3 foot size where it will set fruit. Most say it will not get bigger than 4 feet in containers. Wed May 28 16:09:01 -0700 2008 2263057 11791 DonShirer 1 3728930 http://www.miraclefruitman.com/ The Miracle Fruit Man has the answers! Wed May 28 17:23:56 -0700 2008 2263057 36312 HillJ 1 3810390 Yes, I read the article in the NYT and as a T1 diabetic, I'm curious as to what effect, if any, this fruit has on blood sugar. Surely, the fruit itself contains some carbs but I wonder what happens... hmmmm. Interesting. Tue Jun 24 15:40:04 -0700 2008 2263057 71241 lynnlato 1 4063659 I want to try this!!!!!!!!!! Never heard of it before, wow. Anyone know if it's sold in Canada, and where? Fri Sep 26 09:39:50 -0700 2008 2263057 224081 BamiaWruz 2 4139700 BamiaWruz, I live in Toronto and ordered a package of Miracle Fruit (or Miracle Berry) tablets from the folks at http://www.miraclefruitworld.com - they shipped out pretty quickly and the price was right. but, oh boy - it was a lot of fun - my favourite food to eat after having the miracle fruit was lemons - it tasted just like candy. Thu Oct 30 18:22:01 -0700 2008 4063659 19114 camfrye 1 4139801 A Boston news program on strange food featured them - not only were people eating sour things, but they couldn't taste the spice in ultra-hot chili pepper dishes. A group of 20-somethings were stuffing themselves on sour, pungent, and peppery foods - with no apparent forethought to the GI repercussions. Caveat emptor! Thu Oct 30 19:27:10 -0700 2008 2263057 159317 greygarious 1 4270335 my shipment arrived today and i'm serving this for dessert at my christmas dinner. 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