Skip to navigation | Skip to content  Miracle fruit brings a
change in taste   Biting in to a lemon  (Source: iStockphoto)
And now, finally, after centuries, a scientific mystery has been
solved.  We are beginning to understand how miracle fruit can
make something very sour, instead, taste very sweet. Miracle
fruit: what is it? Have you heard of it?  My first introduction
to miracle fruit (also called miracle berry) was when I was in a
radio station, and the next guest after me was a chef.  In the
studio, live on-air, he gave me a small red berry to pop into my
mouth. I bit into it, spat out the small black seed and, as I
chewed it, the mashed-up pulp of miracle fruit mixed with my
saliva and spread all across the inside of my mouth and,
especially, onto my tongue.  It tasted fairly neutral. It
certainly did not seem particularly sweet. Perhaps it had a hint
of sweetness.  I swallowed the pulp, and after a minute, the
chef gave me a lemon to chew. It tasted like candied lemon!
Vinegar tasted like apple juice