Flavour Tripping October 2008
the UK’s first public flavour tripping party

Bompas & Parr held the UK’s first public flavour tripping party as part of Frieze art fair. Participants investigated the curious effects of miracle fruit (Synsepalum Dulcificum) which makes lemons taste like toffee and vinegar like sherry.

Miracle berries contain active ingredient miraculin which when eaten binds to the tongue’s taste buds and makes bitter and sour foods taste sweet. The berry, which is native to West Africa has an effect that lasts between twenty minutes and two hours. At the event, participants consumed freeze dried berries before being invited to pillage a table set for a feast. Similar flavour tripping evenings have stirred New York’s culinary and art scenes.