slo’s THURSDAY 7/25 poll - Pineapple 🍍

[CynBeth]

I usually have pineapple yogurt once a week and then other times have fresh if I am somewhere they offer it.

 

[BrianL]

I love pineapple, but would never buy a fresh one. I wouldn't even know where to begin!

 

[soccerdad72]

Love it - we buy one nearly every week, especially when our boys are home. They inhale it as well. As someone else mentioned, buying a pineapple corer makes slicing one up really easy.

 

[ronandannette]

LOVE pineapple I eat it all the time - mostly canned but will buy fresh and grill or fry it with sugar !! I absolutely love frozen pineapple drinks !!! For tropical fruits it’s my favorite !!! I keep at least 6 cans stocked at all times in my house !!! Chunky style !!

LOVE it here too! We eat one fresh one a week or so, depending on the sales. I used canned in recipes because as @leebee has pointed out, the enzymes in fresh pineapple can really mess with the chemistry of cooking and baking. For anybody that likes it grilled, take it to the next level by adding just a little bit of black pepper - I don't know what it is about it, but it's MAGICAL.

 

[Moliphino]

I am fine with pineapple, but can take or leave it. Bromelain is the enzyme that is in pineapple, and is what makes it so hard on your mouth. Actually, bromelain is extracted and used as a meat tenderizer- explains a lot. The resident 8 year old loves pineapple and would eat an entire fruit in one sitting, if we'd let him!

Bromelain plus the high acidity do a number on your mouth. But it's worth it. I've also eaten a whole one by myself.

 

[RedAngie]

I never liked pineapple, even as a kid. No to fresh, no to canned, no to desserts containing pineapple, no to pineapple or its juice in drinks.

 

[leebee]

We went to Fogo de Chao in NOLA a few weeks ago. One of the first "skewer" offerings was grilled pineapple. It was rolled in brown sugar and cinnamon. Man, was it good!

 

[Dan Murphy]

We went to Fogo de Chao in NOLA a few weeks ago. One of the first "skewer" offerings was grilled pineapple. It was rolled in brown sugar and cinnamon. Man, was it good!

That sounds really good!

 

[unrequited23]

Love pineapple. I bought a corner/slicer from Aldi a few years ago and it was the best $4 I ever spent.

 

[Kathryn Merteuil]

I like pineapple, but I learned to avoid eating it raw a long time ago. I think I am allergic or something because it will break my mouth out if I eat fresh or canned pineapple.

If the pineapple is cooked, I am perfectly fine.

 

[fla4fun]

I love pineapple and have several plants in my front planting bed. I have one fruit growing right now. I usually get anywhere from one to three per year.

 

[BlueStarryHat]

I LoveLoveLove fresh pineapple. I have it as much as I possibly can...there are always a couple of pineapples waiting to be cut up in my kitchen. I buy whole pineapples and cut them myself to save plastic waste. The bits left over I give to our neighbor to compost.

 

[lovesmurfs]

I like pineapple well enough. Unless I'm making a fruit salad (usually for company), I don't buy fresh. I do have a Hawaiian chicken salad recipe that calls for crushed pineapple or tidbits, so when I make that I use canned.

 

[tvguy]

I love it but don't buy it, only eat it other places. I'm Type 2 Diabetic and the sugar content of a pineapple is off the charts.

 

[mjkacmom]

I love it, we only get fresh (we don’t eat canned fruit or vegetables), and H cuts it up, he’s the official fruit cutter, so if mangos go bad, it’s on him.

 

[mjkacmom]

That sounds really good!

It’s terrific and so easy!

 

[Kooks and Bay Bay]

I love it.
I buy it all kinds of ways and eat it on a daily basis.
I buy whole pineapple and have a pineapple corer.
I buy it fresh chunked.
I buy it frozen chunked.
I buy pineapple juice.

However I'm not a huge fan of pineapple dole whip haha. Its ok but I rather have vanilla dole whip float or I like other flavors in Sprite.

 

[georgina]

I like pineapple buy don't buy it often - usually if I am making a fruit salad for a gathering. I have done both - bought a whole pineapple and cut it up (quite messy) but more often these days buy it fresh already cut up, Never buy canned! If I am at a breakfast buffet I will always eat some.

 

[BlueStarryHat]

However I'm not a huge fan of pineapple dole whip haha.

Eh, they use artificial pineapple flavoring in the 'pineapple' soft serve.

I don't like pineapple in a can. I eat it fresh so much that canned pineapple just tastes like tin to me.

 

[amcnj]

I like pineapple. I enjoy when it is offered on a salad bar. I rarely buy it though. I currently do have a can of crushed pineapple, waiting to make a pineapple cheesecake recipe.