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Miracle Fruit – What to eat with it.

The Miracle Fruit as it is commonly referred to turns sour to sweet.. but is really just tricking your taste buds. A West African native fruit that has a mild natural sweetness has been chewed before meals by locals for centuries but has only recently become widely available.

Miracle Fruit

The effects of the fruit can last from 15 to 60 minutes depending on the person.

Food tasting parties are a fun idea with these.

Some food ideas to try:
Lemons
Oranges/Orange juice
Kiwi
Grapefruit
Salted lemon
White onion
Tangerine
Strawberry
Persimmon
salt and vinegar potato chips
Radishes
Pickles
hot sauce
beer
Salad dressings
Chutney
Marinades
Mustard
Ketchup
Mayonnaise
Black coffee
Espresso
Cocoa powder
Green Guava
Starfruit
Pomelo
Gooseberry
Apples
pineapple
Goat’s cheese
Blue cheese
Sourdough bread
Tomatoes
Broccoli
Grapes
Cherry
Lychee

Other than the fun you can have, Miracle Fruit has helped diabetics taste sweet things again and cancer patients get rid of the metallic taste caused by their chemotherapy treatments.

Frooties a miracle fruit tablet that comes in various sizes is also available in many place on the web. According to an LA Times blog article “The general consensus is that the berry and tablet are equally intense, but the effects of the tablet wear off more quickly than the berry.”

Frooties - miracle fruit tablets