Miracle Berries

         They grow this little red berry here on the farm that they call the 'miracle berry'. The name is quite appropriate - they are incredible. You put it in your mouth, masticate the skin and scrape the jelly off of the seed with your teeth. You swish the juice and suck on the seed for a good five minutes and then spit it out. NEVER throw the seeds away because you'll most definitely want to re-plant every last one once the fruit works its magic on you. 
          Now for the miracle: for the next two hours, everything you eat will taste like it has been drenched in sugar. Ming Wei gave me a plate of lemon wedges and when I gave her a look, she assured me that I would want to eat them all. They tasted like the too-sweet lemonade that you buy at the fair. Unbelievable. Everything tasted UNREAL. Black coffee tasted like my dad's coffee - he adds at least two heaping spoonfuls of sugar to every cup. Cherry tomatoes tasted like candy. I could have drank the balsamic vinegar on my salad. You just want to eat everything. The only reason I stopped myself from eating an entire lemon was that my lips started to hurt. 
         Apparently they sell the berries at high-end bars in New York. The price? $5 per berry. Entirely worth it I think. Although, alcohol is dangerous after you've had the fruit. You won't even wince at the cheapest vodkas, and Tequila tastes like iced tea. But when you're sucking down the sugary sweet poison, remember that the effect definitey won't work on your vomit the next morning!
         The way these berries work is still a bit of mystery. Some scientists think that the juice coats the mouth and tongue and inhibits all the taste buds except for the ones that detect sweetness. Other's think that it confuses the sour taste buds and makes them taste only sweet. Either way, it's amazing, and you really have to experience it to believe it.