Miracle Fruit Fans

What is a Flavor Tripping Party?

It’s a gathering where you consume a berry known as miracle fruit. The berry coats your tongue in such a way that foods taste differently. The miracle fruit has rewired your taste buds so that sour foods taste sweet. A lemon suddenly tastes like a lemon drop, goat cheese tastes like cream cheese frosting, and vinegar tastes like apple juice.

How long does the effect last? 

The effect can last somewhere between 15 minutes to 2 hours.
You too can host your very own flavor tripping party with little effort and cost.  Just acquire some miracle fruit (approximately $2-5 each) and set out a wide array of things to try.

These are crowd-pleasers from past flavor tripping parties:

• Mustard
• Vinegars
• Pickles
• Lemons
• Limes
• Grapefruits
• Brussels sprouts
• Strawberries
• Chevre (goat cheese)
• Bleu Cheese
• Olives
• Guinness
• Lemonade made with no sugar
• Sour cupcakes with goat cheese frosting
• Cheap tequila (which some swear turns into top-shelf Patrón)

Definitely not your standard cocktails and hors d’oeuvres, but loads of fun!

Before tasting the miracle fruit, sample all of these foods. Otherwise, you won’t know just how much of a difference the miracle fruit makes.

Cleanse your palate with a tall glass of before putting the miracle fruit in your mouth.

Pop the berry in your mouth, scrape the pulp off the seed, and chew. The miracle fruit needs to coat your mouth and tongue in order to have an effect, so swirl it around, and hold it in your mouth for about a minute. Once the juices have coated your mouth, swallow the pulp, but don’t eat the pit because apparently, it tastes pretty nasty!

What Does Miracle Fruit Taste Like?

It tastes surprisingly good. Some say it is like a tangy berry that tastes sort of like a sweetened cranberry. Others believe there’s not much of a flavor at all.

How Quickly Does Miracle Fruit Work?

Miracle fruit takes a few minutes to fully take effect.

When Does Miracle Fruit’s Effects Wear Off?

The effect can last somewhere between 15 minutes to 2 hours.

Goal Grow Your Very Own Miracle Fruit

The miracle fruit, or miracle berry, is a berry plant native to Ghana in west Africa. Once eaten, this small red berry makes sour foods like lemons, grapefruits, and limes taste sweet. Many who have tried the miracle fruit say a lemon tastes like a piece of lemon drop candy.  The Latin name for miracle fruit is Sideroxylon dulcificum, but it is also known as Synsepalum dulcificum.

Our purpose here is to show you how to grow your very own miracle fruit plant. Here are step by step instructions and insider tips on growing miracle fruit. Hopefully these steps will help you in your gardening endeavor.

Step 1 List of Things You Need
Miracle fruit thrive in acidic soil with a pH balance of 4.5 or more, warm weather, and humid conditions. If you have access to the last two items, then you are off to a great start. We’ll help you get …

Step 2 Get Dirty
These seeds love acid and require rich, well-drained soil. We will use a mix of horticultural Perlite and peat moss as a bed for our miracle fruit …

Step 3 Starting the Seed
Scoop your Perlite/peat moss mixture into the small containers you are going to use for germination. Moisten the soil with a little water, then GENTLY push the seeds into the dirt until …

Step 4 Miracle Transplant
It can take up to two weeks for the seeds to sprout, so do not be discouraged if you do not see anything yet. Once your seeds have germinated, it is time to transplant them into …

Step 5 Patience … Om … and Tips for the Not-So Patient
You have watered, maintained humid conditions, kept it out of harsh sunlight, and even played it classical music, and still no fruit. Having patience in the care of your plant is the toughest …

Step 6 Fruits of Your Labor
What can you expect once your little sprouts mature and fruit? The answer is, little red berries, the size of fresh coffee beans hidden amongst the evergreen …

Step 1 List of Things You Need

Miracle fruit thrive in acidic soil with a pH balance of 4.5 or more, warm weather, and humid conditions.  If you have access to the last two items, then you are off to a great start.  We’ll help you get the first.

Here’s a list of things you need to get started:

* Miracle fruit seeds (or plant, if you can find one in your area)
* 1 bag of horticultural Perlite
* 1 bag of peat moss
* Small pot(s), Jiffy seed starter, or our favorite, an egg carton
* Warm, humid weather
* Patience

Miracle Fruit Fans tip: 
Gibberellic acid – Not necessary, but helpful by triggering the germination process since only about 25% of miracle fruit seeds germinate.  Available at most local nurseries.

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