# The taste of..... **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 28, 2001, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-taste-of/59796 "2001-03-28T05:28:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Dragon\_Ash](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b3f665/32.png) [@Dragon\_Ash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dragon_Ash)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2001, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-taste-of/59796/1 "2001-03-28T05:28:47Z")
I have some really good friends. As a result, we get some great stories, because we pretty much share everything – good and bad – and don’t really jerk each other’s chains. Anyway – my girlfriend is seriously into – um – swallowing, if you get my drift. I mentioned this to a friend of mine, who thought it interesting. Turns out his main squeeze isn’t against a mouthful of goo every now and then, but has complained about the taste. So we are out drinking some time, and don’t know why, but this topic came up. The bartender pops up and basically says we aren’t eating/drinking citrus fruits. WTF? The guy goes on to say that citrus fruits will make your goo ‘sweet’. My friend, being the pioneer that he is, volunteers to take part in a special project to get his girl on goo. For that whole night, and the next like three days, he basically ate and drank all the citrus fruit he could; he was eating lime and lemon wedges, grapefruits, drinking OJ, the whole thing. After about three days of this, he and his girl get it on, and he basically shoots in her mouth – guys, get this – according to my friend, with no prompting from him, she says something to the effect that he ‘tastes great’! Now – him being him, I doubt he would just be pulling my chain. To what extent does a person’s diet have to play in what his semen tastes like? Anyone care to share their wisdom with the Teeming Millions? ---
**Author:** ![Fairy\_Princess\_Kitty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/df705f/32.png) [@Fairy\_Princess\_Kitty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fairy_Princess_Kitty)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2001, 6:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-taste-of/59796/2 "2001-03-28T06:29:57Z")
I would try to help you out but I doubt my bestest buddy could live off of citrus fruit for that long, even if it was in the name of science. Kitty ---
**Author:** ![silent\_rob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9a140/32.png) [@silent\_rob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silent_rob)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2001, 8:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-taste-of/59796/3 "2001-03-28T08:27:23Z")
All right, I’m not sharing my “wisdom” with the Teeming Millions, but I have heard that a vegetarian’s…umm…semen, tastes different from those that eat meat as well. I forget the exact difference but I thought I heard that vegetarians’ doesn’t taste as bitter. Now, that’s only what I’ve _heard_; I have no idea if this is true (and no desire to find out). Also, please excuse me if I have upset any vegetarian’s or otherwise. ---
**Author:** ![ChiefScott](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/58f4c7/32.png) [@ChiefScott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChiefScott)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2001, 12:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-taste-of/59796/4 "2001-03-28T12:05:14Z")
Oh, **Peta** …? ---
**Author:** ![kellibelli](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e480ec/32.png) [@kellibelli](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kellibelli)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2001, 12:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-taste-of/59796/5 "2001-03-28T12:16:59Z")
Coffee will make it really bitter, as will grapefruit juice. I dont know about orange juice… but hot chocolate in place of coffee is … better. ---
**Author:** ![Xerxes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/d2c977/32.png) [@Xerxes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Xerxes)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2001, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-taste-of/59796/6 "2001-03-28T12:23:00Z")
[urban legend?] I’ve heard that asparagus is a definite no-no. I’ll try and find a cite. ---
**Author:** ![Zyada](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zyada/32/3028_2.png) [@Zyada](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zyada)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2001, 12:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-taste-of/59796/7 "2001-03-28T12:40:52Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by kellibelli \* > **Coffee will make it really bitter** Bummer There was a discussion of this in the first few months the board was up. Cinammon was recommended then. ---
**Author:** ![Commander\_Fortune](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Commander\_Fortune](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Commander_Fortune)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2001, 12:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-taste-of/59796/8 "2001-03-28T12:43:46Z")
I’ve noted a difference between smokers and non-smokers as well. ---
**Author:** ![ChiefScott](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/58f4c7/32.png) [@ChiefScott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChiefScott)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2001, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-taste-of/59796/9 "2001-03-28T13:10:25Z")
::Nuking a _really_ big mug of hot chocolate:: ---
**Author:** ![The\_Mermaid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a183cd/32.png) [@The\_Mermaid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Mermaid)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2001, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-taste-of/59796/10 "2001-03-28T13:29:57Z")
I can see the t-shirts now with the caption. “Try me, I’ve got new and improved Fruity spunk”. Fruity spunk? I don’t care how much you advertise, it will never sell. ---
**Author:** ![ChiefScott](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/58f4c7/32.png) [@ChiefScott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChiefScott)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2001, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-taste-of/59796/11 "2001-03-28T13:37:47Z")
“Come on, honey. It’s chocolicious!” ---
**Author:** ![Xerxes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/d2c977/32.png) [@Xerxes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Xerxes)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2001, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-taste-of/59796/12 "2001-03-28T14:27:42Z")
> [@](#): > > “Try me, I’ve got new and improved Fruity spunk”. I have a friend who some years ago (over a few beers) mused that his ideal girl would be able to lactate beer. Ha ha. We all had a few laughs, and moved on to some other stereotypical male chauvinist behaviour (probably). Problem is, I think he’s _obsessed_ by the idea. Every time I’ve seen him even slightly inebriated since, this comes up (no pun intended 🙂 ) in the conversation. It must be hundreds of times. > [@](#): > > I don’t care how much you advertise, it will never sell. Actually, I think my friend’s idea _would_. ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2001, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-taste-of/59796/13 "2001-03-28T14:39:07Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Xerxes \* > \*\*[urban legend?] > > I’ve heard that asparagus is a definite no-no. I’ll try and find a cite. \*\* It wouldn’t surprise me; asparagus changes the odor (and presumably the taste :eek: ) of urine quite dramatically. It’s pretty unpleasant. My brain is kicking up the word “ketones”, but I have no details or cites at hand. ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2001, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-taste-of/59796/14 "2001-03-28T14:49:13Z")
Too much garlic in one’s diet can definitely be detected… ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2001, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-taste-of/59796/15 "2001-03-28T14:58:08Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Dolores Claiborne \* > \*\*Too much garlic in one’s diet can definitely be detected… \*\* I’m sorry; I must be misreading that. Your post seems to imply that one can have “too much garlic”. But we all know there’s no such thing… ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21906_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2001, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-taste-of/59796/16 "2001-03-28T15:00:40Z")
There was an episode of _Sex and the City_ that dealt with this very issue - Samantha was advised to have the object of her attentions change his diet and drink wheat grass extract. It was not successful, according to the storyline. Of course, I’m not sure I’d use this program as love life guidance… But it seemed a good excuse to post here. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Xerxes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/d2c977/32.png) [@Xerxes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Xerxes)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2001, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-taste-of/59796/17 "2001-03-28T15:07:29Z")
> [@](#): > > It wouldn’t surprise me; asparagus changes the odor (and presumably the taste ) of urine quite dramatically. It’s pretty unpleasant. My brain is kicking up the word “ketones”, but I have no details or cites at hand. This may be TMI, but if you’re already reading this thread, I figure you’ve just waived your rights… My favourite tipple is a cider (note to US-crew; that’s _fermented_, not apple juice) called Scrumpy Jack, probably only available locally. After 3 pints of this, my pee smells of apple sauce (you know, like you put on pork). Not just similar, it’s so close it’s scary. And not entirely unpleasant. Now. I wasn’t going to post that info. In fact I’ve never told anyone (way to go - you’ve just told a potential world-wide audience of hundreds). But since there may be a link between ingestion of asparagus and, ahem, one or two bodily fluids, I wonder whether apple is a possible new, er, flavour. Of course too much SJ and you’re not up for **any** experiments… ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Skelji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b38774/32.png) [@Skelji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skelji)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2001, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-taste-of/59796/18 "2001-03-28T15:13:36Z")
Hot chocolate and citrus, huh? Hmmmm. I eat oranges, and I eat a lot of dark chocolate. I wonder if I taste like one of those Terry’s Chocolate Orange things? Well then. I hereby volunteer my services if any women are interested in conducting a blind taste test. In the name of fighting ignorance, _of course_. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2001, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-taste-of/59796/19 "2001-03-28T15:24:03Z")
No luck on other bodily fluids, but here’s a [link](http://www.discovery.com/area/skinnyon/skinnyon970115/skinny1.html) on the effects of asparagus on urine. I’m afraid to do a more specific search along the lines of the OP, as I’m at work at the moment… **Xerxes** : I’m just impressed that you can manage three pints of Scrumpy at all. Oog. ---
**Author:** ![Mauvaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mauvaise/32/11084_2.png) [@Mauvaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mauvaise)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2001, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-taste-of/59796/20 "2001-03-28T15:31:33Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Dire Wolf \* > \*\*I hereby volunteer my services if any women are interested in conducting a blind taste test. 😉 \*\* Consider yourself volunteered. Exclusively. 😛 In the name of fighting ignorance, _of course_. [sub]And you needn’t be blindfolded.[/sub] [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-taste-of/59796.md?page=2)