They were among 40 or so people who were tasting under the influence of a small red berry called miracle fruit at a rooftop party in Long Island City, Queens, last Friday night. The berry rewires the way the palate perceives sour flavors for an hour or so, rendering lemons as sweet as candy.
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
The NYT is pandering to Phronesisaical, again
It's pretty clear they're looking for Phron readers with titles like "A Tiny Fruit that Tricks the Tongue." Maybe I'm getting old, but I don't think my esophagus is ready for an hour's worth of eating lemons and thinking they're sweet:
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But wait! Are the lemons then really rendered as sweet as candy or do they merely seem that way? Oh my! Help! Help! Is there nobody on the blogroll who is a philosopher?
Rollo, you out there? This here is your territory . . .
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