Kitchen Hacks
The Pineapple Hack That’s Taking Over the Internet Right Now
This is honestly a revelation.
Some discoveries in life are so shocking, they make you question everything that’s ever happened to you. This about describes how it feels to find out that we may have been eating pineapples wrong this entire time.
If you haven’t seen the pineapple hack that’s been trending on Twitter over the last week or so, look for yourself:
According to this hack, not only do you not need to cut or core a pineapple, you don’t even need to peel it. In fact, all you do is pull it apart, piece by piece, using the nodes on the rind as a guide.
In practice, it’s not quite so simple. This method is most easily done with something called a snack pineapple or “snack pine,” a specialty version of the produce that’s smaller (around 10 centimeters in diameter), sweeter, and less fibrous than a traditional pineapple. Perhaps unsurprisingly, snack pineapples are big in Japan, where fresh fruit is a form of art.
Luckily, you can still get the same results from a standard pineapple from the store— just start with one that’s very ripe, and per one pineapple guru, roll it across the table to loosen the fibers first. And to be clear: You do need to remove the top first, and you may have to make some preliminary cuts to get started.
Quite frankly, unless you do get your hands on a cute little snack pine, dealing with a full-sized pineapple this way seems a touch wasteful, and a little messy. On the other hand, it’s undeniably useful in case you should ever find yourself, I don’t know, stranded on a tropical island with nothing to eat but fresh fruit.
In the meantime, let me know if you’ve successfully managed to complete this hack, or if you have an even more efficient method for us to try. More importantly: If anyone has information on other "snack" versions of existing fruits, I'm listening.
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Written by: Karen Lo
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Go to YouTube. Look for "how to cut a pineapple without waste - morgane" from Morgane recipes. This makes more sense.
The actual video trending this past few days has been deleted already.
You know what I mean...
Continue cutting your pineapples as usual.
they never had sweet juicy ripe one .
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They say eating standing up over a sink isn’t healthy. Eating a hacked pineapple In the den watching TV sounds like an awful idea.
Thanks for listening.
However, forget it if you are trying to consume a pineapple that isn't entirely ripe, or if you don't intend to eat the entire pineapple. Or if you mind the mess it may create.
I find that cutting is much simpler, unless I don't have a knife.
PINEAPPLE. A GREAT AND DELICIOUS WAY TO LOSE WEIGHT
This time:
- You need a "special" pineapple that probably costs 10 times the normal one
- You need to make some cuts, so you need a knife (while you're at it, why not cutting the entire thing)
- It doesn't seem a good idea to serve fruit to guests
Ok, if I'll ever end up on a desert island I'll give it a try. Or maybe I'll be so hungry that crushing a pineapple with a stone and eat with my sole face would be a viable option too.
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