People who experimented with synsepalum dulcificum in the '70s say they occasionally experience flashbacks that make pepperoni pizza taste like a chocolate milk.
It’s just like we suspected: Somebody – in this case, a crew of way-too-hip-looking New Yorkers – is having way more fun than we are. Our confirmation comes via
a recent story in the New York Times, touting the joys of “flavor tripping.”
Said tripping appears to take place at trendy parties – we don’t see any tank tops or beer bongs in the photos -- where guests indulge their taste for “miracle fruits” (
synsepalum dulcificum), tiny red berries that trick the tastebuds into thinking that beer tastes like chocolate and vinegar tastes like apple juice. ...