Grapefruit isn’t just “““bitter”““ though. I’ve had bitter things. Grapefruit tastes like you put bleach or gasoline in your mouth. It sets off “I just ingested actual deadly poison” alarm bells and your body gets into that queasy mode like it’s considering whether we need to throw up to save our lives.
I’m not allergic to them, they have the same compounds as any other citrus and I love every other citrus.
It’s just that they taste like the devil peeing in your mouth.It’s true and you should say it.
I have identified several stages of tasting a grapefruit:
1. Cold
2. Slightly sweet
3. No nvm it’s bad and sour
4. Oh fuck now its sour and an identifiable 6th flavour I have dubbed “badfucky”
5. BADFUCKY
6. HOW IS IT STILL GETTING WORSE WHAT DID I PUT IN MY MOUTH
7. The body rejects it and you spit it out into your hand despite being at a fancy brunch
This is the most accurate description of eating grapefruit ever written.
(via bevensie)