Say what you want about my boyfriend Jay, he definitely keeps my life interesting.

Last week, while watching the science channel, Jay sees this segment on “The Miracle Fruit”. It’s a berry from West Africa that, once consumed, makes sour foods taste sweet. So of course, because he has nothing better to do with his money, Jay had to order some. He also ordered the tablet version.

At first I thought he was crazy for ordering the berries, but soon after I started getting intrigued myself. By Saturday I was more than a little anxious to try this little berry.

So, this afternoon Jay set up a little buffet of limes, lemons, oranges, unripened strawberries and beer.

The verdict:

After sucking down a tablet until it completely dissolved, everything I ate became much sweeter. The limes and lemons tasted like limeade and lemonade. The oranges were the best oranges I had ever had in my life. I couldn’t get enough of them. The Guinness at first tasted too malty, but after consuming a second tablet it tasted like chocolate milk with barley and hops. It was weird. I’ve never been able to drink a Guinness down that fast in my life.

I started going through the fridge and trying everything I could.

Jalapenos? Still too hot to eat.

Cocktail sauce? Sweet and tangy, ICK!!

Garlic? Mmmm, yummy.

Caramel syrup? So sweet I wanted to puke!

Dark rum? Sweet, but still to strong to shoot.

Overall, I was a little disappointed. I was expecting, well, a miracle. But it was fun. And I still curious as to what else I could try with this little fruit. The tablet began to wear off after about an hour.

If your interested, feel free to visit http://www.miraclefruitman.com/

If you do, please share your experience. I’d love to know what you thought.