# What should I eat/drink when I get my Miracle Berry Fruit Tablets? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 27, 2012, 5:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-eat-drink-when-i-get-my-miracle-berry-fruit-tablets/635973 "2012-09-27T05:38:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![typoink](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecb155/32.png) [@typoink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/typoink)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2012, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-eat-drink-when-i-get-my-miracle-berry-fruit-tablets/635973/21 "2012-09-29T01:34:47Z")
> [@pravnik](#): > > A vodka martini. I don’t really know why, I don’t drink a lot of martinis, but “vodka” wa the first thing that popped in my head that I’d be curious to try. I don’t think this would have much affect. Miracle fruit mainly impacts bitter and sour flavors; vodka doesn’t have much of either. ---
**Author:** ![dnooman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/839c29/32.png) [@dnooman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dnooman)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2012, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-eat-drink-when-i-get-my-miracle-berry-fruit-tablets/635973/22 "2012-09-29T03:11:42Z")
I probably should have prefaced this by asking for people to clarify if it was a random suggestion, or something they had tried and was worth eating with these. From what I hear they don’t tend to ruin much. I wonder what some of my favorite regular meals would taste like. I’ll report any mentionable things we try. ---
**Author:** ![cmyk](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmyk/32/3353_2.png) [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2012, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-eat-drink-when-i-get-my-miracle-berry-fruit-tablets/635973/23 "2012-09-29T03:33:34Z")
Ghost pepper! Just kidding. Don’t do that. ---
**Author:** ![dnooman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/839c29/32.png) [@dnooman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dnooman)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2012, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-eat-drink-when-i-get-my-miracle-berry-fruit-tablets/635973/24 "2012-09-29T03:48:42Z")
> [@cmyk](#): > > Ghost pepper! > Just kidding. Don’t do that. Wasn’t that recently supplanted by some other pepper as being the hottest in the world? If so, it’s name wasn’t nearly as cool or memorable, so I’ll continue to refer to the Ghost pepper, or Bhut Jolokia or whatever, as the hottest peper around. Did you know you can get Ghost Chili pepper flakes at Thinkgeek now? That has evil, evil prank written all over it. ---
**Author:** ![ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e9bcb4/32.png) [@ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2012, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-eat-drink-when-i-get-my-miracle-berry-fruit-tablets/635973/25 "2012-09-29T05:01:15Z")
I just remember something that is both bitter and sour, but it is a regional thing, [Redwood Sorrel](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxalis_oregana). It is edible but not something you want to gorge on due to the amount of oxalic acid in it. It is all over the place around here. I may just have to finally buy some tablets myself to give it a go. I’ve always wanted to try it. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2012, 6:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-eat-drink-when-i-get-my-miracle-berry-fruit-tablets/635973/26 "2012-09-29T06:23:12Z")
This is just a suggestion, but get your hands on one of those candies that have a sour part clearly intended for kids. Juicy Drop Pops are a good one, and so are some Baby Bottle pops. I bet they’d taste better without all that sourness. In fact, seeing as I have a whole box of the Juicy Drop Pops that’s old and thus even more sour, I’m thinking about trying to get some of these tablets so I can finish them off. Oh, and another idea: if you are a super taster who can’t eat stuff like cilantro, maybe try that now that the bitterness won’t be so strong. Maybe you’ll find out why so many people like it. ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2012, 12:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-eat-drink-when-i-get-my-miracle-berry-fruit-tablets/635973/27 "2012-09-29T12:29:36Z")
My suggest of Stout was neither random nor something I had tried. It is something I _will_ try if I ever buy some miracle fruit. (I’ve thought about it but never pulled the trigger.) ---
**Author:** ![typoink](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecb155/32.png) [@typoink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/typoink)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2012, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-eat-drink-when-i-get-my-miracle-berry-fruit-tablets/635973/28 "2012-09-30T02:20:34Z")
To anyone who hasn’t tried miracle fruit, I want to mention that the most interesting thing I’ve found about it is that it really doesn’t make things taste artificial, masked, cloying, or like your sense of taste is limited. It legitimately just makes things taste different. It’s a bit of a novelty, but it’s a really interesting one. ---
**Author:** ![ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e9bcb4/32.png) [@ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2012, 7:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-eat-drink-when-i-get-my-miracle-berry-fruit-tablets/635973/29 "2012-09-30T07:29:06Z")
Ooo! Just thought of another one: huckleberries. The kind we have native around here are _iVaccinium ovatum_ and they pack a sour bite, even when perfectly ripe. I don’t know that I’ve ever tasted any other varieties, but there are many. ---
**Author:** ![Lightray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lightray/32/391_2.png) [@Lightray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lightray)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2012, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-eat-drink-when-i-get-my-miracle-berry-fruit-tablets/635973/30 "2012-10-01T14:45:17Z")
> [@BigT](#): > > Oh, and another idea: if you are a super taster who can’t eat stuff like cilantro, maybe try that now that the bitterness won’t be so strong. Maybe you’ll find out why so many people like it. To most people with a taste aversion to the evil weed, cilantro, it doesn’t taste bitter; it tastes like dishsoap. Miracle berries would do nothing to make it less vile. ---
**Author:** ![TruCelt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trucelt/32/523_2.png) [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2012, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-eat-drink-when-i-get-my-miracle-berry-fruit-tablets/635973/31 "2012-10-01T16:49:22Z")
I didn’t try these, but I’m told that Gin and tonic with lime was transcendant. The only other one I’ve heard that I didn’t see here was crab apples. And have some Tums on hand; there’s a reason why your mouth tries to protect your stomach from all this stuff. I recommend just chewing a couple as you go rather than waiting for the pain. ---
**Author:** ![CheapBastid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8baadc/32.png) [@CheapBastid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CheapBastid)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2013, 9:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-eat-drink-when-i-get-my-miracle-berry-fruit-tablets/635973/32 "2013-01-26T09:05:44Z")
Anyone try brussel sprouts? Any other bitter/sour food suggestions? ---
**Author:** ![medstar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f07891/32.png) [@medstar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/medstar)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2013, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-eat-drink-when-i-get-my-miracle-berry-fruit-tablets/635973/33 "2013-01-27T02:24:39Z")
How about raw cranberries? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-eat-drink-when-i-get-my-miracle-berry-fruit-tablets/635973.md?page=1)