decided on these after reading a mile of reviews. plain unsweetened yogurt turned into a dessert. never thought i'd write a paragraph about a tiny berry but here we are.
Coworkers are the perfect skeptics. They can't leave the room and they have to admit it out loud.
Plain yogurt turning into dessert is one of my favorites because it's so ordinary going in. Next time you do it at the office, get everyone to take a piece at the same moment with a spread in the middle of the table: lemon wedges, grapefruit, sour cream, cream cheese, strawberries. The group version is a different experience from one person and a cup of yogurt.
A mile of reviews and now you've added a paragraph. That's how it spreads.
- Hank, founder
used these for a stay-at-home anniversary night. took one before drinking apple cider vinegar and it was almost dessert. highly recommend, no caveats.
Filing apple cider vinegar under anniversary dessert takes some nerve. I mean that as a compliment to you both.
The fan favorite version of that drink is warm lemon water with a splash of apple cider vinegar. Same sour base, more lemon. It lands somewhere you would not guess from the ingredients.
Highly recommend, no caveats, is the line I hope for. Happy anniversary to you both.
- Hank, founder
i'd recommend these without much hesitation. some foods transformed beautifully, a couple just got slightly sweeter. knocked off one star for the price but otherwise great.
Slightly sweeter on a couple of foods is the clue, not a miss. Sour is the dramatic flip. Bitter gets curbed rather than switched off and savory gets richer, so a food that wasn't sour going in is running a different trick: richer, not candy.
Here's the use most people skip: one piece before a whole meal. A burger, a burrito, pizza or pasta comes out richer than you remember it. That's the foodie version.
On price, one piece is a serving, so that tin is 30 plus tastings. Thanks for recommending it without much hesitation. That line made my morning.
- Hank, founder
Sommelier-in-training here. I won't pretend these are a serious tasting tool — they obviously throw off the palate — but for casual wine nights with friends who are just learning, doing a 'before and after' with one of these is a really fun way to introduce people to how the same wine can taste totally different. Cheap reds taste shockingly good after one.
I get why a sommelier in training keeps it off the exam table, but the before and after you run with beginners is closer to serious than you're giving it credit for.
Most people only know sour to sweet. Bitter is curbed too and umami levels up, so three specific things move, not the whole palate. It's why a dry red reads shockingly good after one.
For wine nights, have everyone take a piece at the same moment with a spread in the middle: lemon wedges, grapefruit, sour cream, cream cheese, strawberries and the dry red.
Thanks for putting it in front of people who are still learning.
- Hank, founder
Lemons are healthy and just eat two of these berries and suddenly the lemon is nice and sweet!
A lemon going nice and sweet after two berries is the exact moment I built this around.
Since lemon is your test fruit, try the lemonade version next: lemon water or unsweetened iced tea with lemon, take the piece, then keep adding lemon juice. More lemon makes it sweeter. More water only dilutes it.
Let me know how far you push the lemon.
- Hank, founder
Shark Tank fans might remember Genius Juice helped make the coconut smoothie feel like a thing. So when I saw Trader Joe's Coconut Smoothie in the cold case I had to know what the berry would do with it. Into the cart it went.
First sip before the berry the smoothie was rich and creamy with a light natural sweetness but also a flat note that kept it from feeling like a true treat.
Then I chewed Nature's Wild Berry for 30 seconds so the pulp could coat my tongue and tried again. The next sip tasted like a melted coconut milkshake. The sweetness stepped forward, the coconut felt fuller and it turned into a dessert level drink without adding sugar. It went from healthy treat to special occasion in one sip.
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I brought this to a get-together and everyone was blown away. It made lemons taste like candy and toned down bitterness in drinks. Total conversation starter and great for parties.
Lemons like candy is the headline, but you caught the quieter effect too. Bitter gets curbed, a lessening, which is why the drinks came out softer. Most people never notice past the lemon.
One tip for the next get-together, since everyone there will be a first timer: have them take two pieces. Two makes it easier to feel how to coat the whole tongue. After that, one is the serving.
Thanks for making it the conversation starter.
- Hank, founder
First off I’m not the hype person but one thing I am is honest I have very weird taste buds so a lot of things I do not like however this Barry is amazing. I am on a weight loss journey so I do consume apple cider vinegar at night as well as first thing in the morning, and when I tell you that the taste of the apple cider vinegar mixed with my lemon, I just can’t believe the difference in how much easier it is to consumed Thank you for making this product making my journey much easier to do I will be a loyal and faithful customer. This really works.
Weird taste buds that don't like much are the toughest judges, so passing yours means something. Apple cider vinegar with lemon is a fan favorite around here for one reason: a glass that bites on its own turns into a glass you'd pour on purpose.
One tweak if you haven't tried it. When you mix that glass, more lemon juice makes it sweeter. More water only dilutes it. Squeeze in extra before you reach for the tap.
Honest beats enthusiastic every time. Loyal and faithful from an honest reviewer counts double.
- Hank, founder