http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/food-and-drink/news/the-miraculous-fruit-that-turns-sour-food-sweet-in-your-mouth-838874.html
Looks like the new goji berry....
Can't afford them £40 for 2 seedlings :o :o :o or seeds on ebay that go for ridiculous amounts of money.
http://www.miraclefruit.co.uk/grow.html
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Miracle-Fruit-Synsepalum-dulcificum-20-fresh-seeds_W0QQitemZ330240863272QQihZ014QQcategoryZ20534QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
And to think I was going to get some of these a couple of years ago but changed my mind and bought some Stevia instead - d'oh!
Just had to research this!!
On this link is a radio programme which has some information and people tasting the stuff
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=9264829
I also found a site which seemed to suggest that in Japan a lettuce variety had been successfully genetically modified to contain the same glycoprotein the active ingredient which alters the taste buds.
Will research more on that one later.
the reseaarch neglected to say after exposure to the fruit's chemical for 6 mo.
women acquire the facial hairiness of the man in the picture.
;)