Question about Taste Buds and sour fruits...

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Permalink Reply by Casey on May 17, 2012 at 12:21am

I don't like dates, but love as many berries as I can afford. Just eat whatever you do like, and listen as your tastes change over time. Berries are more astringent/cleansing than most other fruit.

Permalink Reply by Bar B Sunshine on May 18, 2012 at 1:26pm

Thank you Casey, sweet as always!! =)

Permalink Reply by Jennifer Dillard on May 17, 2012 at 12:39am

I have heard that the less milk that is in your system the less sweet pineapple will taste. This I learned a long time ago when first discovering this lifestyle. So if its been a while since you have had dairy then the more sour pineapple will taste. Ok I found the info. It says that the bromeliad in the pineapple will help clean out the dairy from your diet and when the pineapple start tasting sour it is out of your system. 

I don't like berries by themselves either, I don't know why but maybe just a personal thing and it depends on the person. I do like dates! But it took a few times eating them by themselves to start liking them. I still mostly like them in smoothies. 

Permalink Reply by Bar B Sunshine on May 18, 2012 at 1:29pm

Thanks Jen! Very interesting info, I heard that b4 but totally forgot about it. I've been vegan for 2 years so that makes sense I guess?

Permalink Reply by Michael McKay-Fleming on May 17, 2012 at 1:12am

Maybe the blueberries aren't ripe? They always seem sweet to me. Raspberries and blackberries will always be somewhat sour. Tastes do change as the body changes. I remember when I first went raw, I went to work one day and forgot my lunch. It just so happened on that day that someone decided to "treat" everyone to KFC. I was so hungry I broke down and had a drumstick. The salt in it made my mouth feel like it was on fire. Ugh! I couldn't finish it. It was such a weird sensation but it helped break that particular craving ;)

I never thought I liked dates until I tried a different variety. And I hear that fresh ones are better than dried. Hard to find around here though.

Permalink Reply by Bar B Sunshine on May 18, 2012 at 1:32pm

Yikes! I can't imagine biting one of those, but I can imagine!!! Thanks for the info and for posting!!! =D

Permalink Reply by Bar B Sunshine on May 18, 2012 at 1:50pm

Great analogy Jann, I'm really hoping to see a change in my taste eventually =)

Permalink Reply by Laura Beth Gibson on May 17, 2012 at 2:13am

There are certain berries that are sweeter than others, and maybe you just haven't found the right berry for you.  I find that blueberries are not super sweet, but huckleberries, which look like tiny blueberries, are super sweet.  I love both of them though, but huckleberries are the sweeter of the two. 

 

And everyone has different tastes and likes, so if you like them in smoothies, keep throwing them in there and eat them that way.  Just try different ones and different things and see what you like.  That is what I do for the most part :)

Permalink Reply by jimmy on May 17, 2012 at 9:33am

All berries are gonna taste a bit on the acid side compared to sweet ripe fruits like mangoes and persimmon,but they can help balance the sweet fruits for a change and have different nutrition properties,strawberries are probably the sweetest tasting of all the different berries.If you are living in the most tropical part of US of A take advantage of those tropical and sub tropical fruits grown locally(in Redlands area?),like custard apples,rollinia,lychee,black & white sapote,longan,etc,etc...........I recommend just try them,you may just like the taste.........if not theres still the mangoes in season and bananas,the thing with having different fruits is some are in season at different times of the year than mangoes and nashi pears.

Permalink Reply by Bar B Sunshine on May 18, 2012 at 1:53pm

hI Jimmy good to hear from you again, thanks for posting. I really should focus on seasonal fruits, I think that plays a role on how they taste. BTW I can't wait to try lychees!!