Comments on: Foodbuzz 24, 24, 24: Taste Trippin’ with Miracle Berries

By: Pinoy Food Cravings

Pinoy Food Cravings — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 21:52:25 +0000

I cant help but drool, you have the best selection of colorful fruits:)

By: Warm Beef and Shaved Fennel Salad | [ No Recipes ]

Warm Beef and Shaved Fennel Salad | [ No Recipes ] — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 21:01:49 +0000

[...] paired it with a wonderful Prosecco that Stacey from Stacey Snacks had brought over for our miracle berry event. It might sound like an odd choice at first, but the prosecco is smooth, with notes of apples and [...]

By: Tan

Tan — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 06:00:12 +0000

Hi Marc,
Congratulations for wonderful taste set, wonderful time, wonderful friends, wonderful pics posted. All it fantastic here.

Have a wonderful weekend.
Tan.;)

By: _ts of [eatingclub] vancouver

_ts of [eatingclub] vancouver — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 00:08:48 +0000

Another great 24, 24, 24 post! It woudl certainly be trippin’ to suddenly have these foods taste like candy!

(Hmm, I don’t remember that L&O episode… and I thought I had seen them all!)

By: Kelly

Kelly — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 18:45:31 +0000

Congrats on being selected. My boyfriend and I have been very curious about the miracle berries so I really enjoyed your post. So interesting to read about.

By: linda

linda — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 06:53:57 +0000

I’m glad you did a post on the miracle fruit. I read about it a couple of months ago and was immediately intrigued. After plenty of research, I found out the only people that stock them were the farms in Queensland, I contacted all 5, however none of them agreed to send it to NSW, because as you mentioned, they are very perishable. I really wanted to test it out on bitter melon.

By: Nurit - 1 family. friendly. food.

Nurit - 1 family. friendly. food. — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 06:12:28 +0000

I guess I am a conservative eater, or geek, in that sense, but I prefer to buy the best ingredients I can, in season, fresh, and enjoy it as nature intended.

By: lisa (dandysugar)

lisa (dandysugar) — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 02:35:34 +0000

I’ve heard some interesting things about these berries. Great post, thanks for sharing this info. Great photos!

By: claudia (cook eat FRET)

claudia (cook eat FRET) — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 00:06:28 +0000

been dying to try these
might place an order

really fun and interesting post
thanks marc!

By: Nate

Nate — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 18:53:35 +0000

Congratulations on being selected for 24, 24, 24. What a unique concept! I’ve heard about these miracle berry parties, and even watched an episode of CSI about the aftermath of one such party.

Thanks for the heads up that you can find these tablets on eBay now.

We also did a 24, 24, 24 dinner, though we focused on a Chinese New Year theme. Come check out our post!

By: we are never full

we are never full — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 12:38:57 +0000

so interesting… and so bummed we weren’t there to join in on the fun. it looks like you were all at an acid party but then had the munchies? was that wrong to say?

By: matt wallaert

matt wallaert — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 09:20:13 +0000

i’m the one for whom it didn’t work, and we were kicking around all sorts of theories as to why it might not have worked for me.

for one, i’m anosmic, so i have no sense of smell. you would think this would make it work better for me, though, since i rely so heavily on my tongue (like marc, i cook without recipes and mostly by taste and experience).

but i am very partial to sweet foods to begin with, which might imply that i actually have a lower count of bitter and sour receptors than most people. the guys over at Monell always said that different people were born with different amounts of receptors, so it is entirely possible that my enjoyment of sweet and sweet/sour candy may be a product of a lower sour/bitter bud count. which means that the miracle berry just didn’t have much to act on, unfortunately.

either way, it was a great time…i’ve been invited to all of marc’s 24 24 24 events, and while i turned down Thanksgiving for other reasons, you can be sure i’ll never miss another. even if i’m not as photogenic as his other lovely guests. *grins*

By: noobcook

noobcook — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 05:37:15 +0000

What a cute idea for foodbuzz 24! All the photos are just so lovely =D

By: Wandering Chopsticks

Wandering Chopsticks — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 03:44:30 +0000

This was a Law and Order episode. The miracle fruit made everything taste so good that a woman drank drain cleaner.

By: CourtJ

CourtJ — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 02:47:52 +0000

This sounds unreal! What a crazy tasting party!