Heyho, I had a great idea for a birthday gift, but due to circumstances have to rethink quickly and now I am trying to create a collection of many small fancy things as the giftee (aka the person that receives the gift) in the past introduced Miracle Berrys into our group (they make sour taste sweet). So anything unusual and interesting counts.
So currently I have on my list:
- Butterfly Pea Tea (changes color when in contact with acid; lemon)
- Pop Rocks (exploding powder)
What else could be interesting? Germany if that matters.
Durian 😈
Durian candy is legit good
Fair enough. I have revisited my response in a second comment.
First heard of the fruit from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uAhhexB-p9A Not sure if they are easy to get here, but I will take a look. (my initial comment still stands though)
Such evil is not allowed in here! Begone!
Kala namak salt is funny, tastes like egg.
Interesting. Will take a look!
See if you can find brined peppercorns.
Malort
Sadly no alcohol - and pretty hard to get
Hell yeah brother
Mentos and Cola.
This will be quite messy though.
well…
As an American, most of what I would suggest would be things you regularly have access to.
Some kind of spicy cayenne chocolate would be unexpected
Do you have a specific one to recommend? I once tried https://www.lindt.de/excellence-chili-100g but it didn’t convince me at all (spiciness was very low)
Flowering tea is pretty cool: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flowering_tea
Candied jalapeños are fun. Sweet but still spicy!
Sounds great and apparently my local supermarket has them!
Sichuan peppercorn / prickly ash! Just chew on one and it makes your mouth go brrrrr
Sounds interesting! I will look if I can find it
And afterwards, tell them to try a sip of water. Makes the water taste acrid. Such a trip lol
Buzz buttons! I tried it once as a cocktail garnish. They’re these edible yellow flowers that give a numbing, tingling (not spicy) pop rocks sensation. Rare to see, but you can plant them yourself or buy some online.
Uh, they look hard to get :/
Go for a spabierengang with your favourite brewskis and watch the sunset from a mountain
Sadly Alcohol is not an option
If you’re down for a recipe…
- Get a couple packs of blueberries
- Pour them in a bowl
- Add a couple tablespoons of cocoa powder
- Add cayenne pepper (twice as much as you think you should)
- Stir with a spoon to combine
- Use the same spoon to eat (do NOT eat with your hands)
Should taste equal parts spicy and sweet. If too spicy, dilute with more cocoa powder or blueberries.
I want to avoid making something fresh even though I like the idea in general. I don’t know when they will be able to eat it.
What about the Hot Ones wing flight? I know Germans think salt is spicy, so this would be a trip!
Cool idea. Sadly I had that one last year :P
