The Amazing Pineapple Food and Drink Recipes

The Amazing Pineapple Food and Drink Recipes. I spent several summers enjoying the Hawaiian lifestyle and enjoyed the excellent taste of food and the beauty of the amazing pineapple. I was amazed and fascinated by the pineapple, the fruit, and the plant itself. Being a vegetarian, I eat lots of fruit. Of course, never having such an abundance of pineapple available to me, I ate pineapples until my mouth hurt so severely from the acid I couldn't eat one for days. I had never tasted a fresh pineapple and soon discovered that the ones I had purchased before were not fresh or of the best quality.

I soon discovered how pineapples were grown and how they were picked. I didn't realize that the best pineapple had never reached the mainland. I went to a pineapple plantation and discovered how they were grown and planted. I found out that the first plants growing on a plant were small and very sweet. Because of their sweetness, they can not be shipped due to the quick spoilage of the fruit. The sequential growths on a bush are more significant, less sweet, and take longer to ripen. Depending on what part of the country the fruit is sent to will rely on which of the growth is sent. Each of the picks ate larger and less sweet, and less tender.

RECIPE

1 glass cold bottled or filtered water

1/3 cup fresh pineapple chunks

Fill glass with water add fresh pineapple chunk stir. Add ice and garnish if desired.

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Growing a pineapple from the top portion of the fruit is as simple as watering a plant. Suppose you enjoy plants in your home. I know I do. You'll love having a pineapple plant you cultivated yourself.

1. Cut off the top leaf portion of your pineapple close to the leaves. It's OK if it's not that close! Fill a cup, glass, or hole-free planter with about 1 inch of water.

2. Place the freshly cut leaf section into the water set near a window if you can. ( If you have a cat, she will probably chew it)

3. Keep the water level at about 1 inch. When the water gets smelly, replace it and remove any rotted plant portions. You will need to do this until you see enough roots to transplant it into a potting soil-filled container.

4. Once the plant is transferred into the soil, keep it moist.

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I live in a region that is warm most of the year. So, I place these plants outdoors in their pot all summer or as soon as it gets warm. Since I vacation a lot during that time, I leave them there during the entire warm season. Mother nature keeps them watered for me; they have even survived some hurricanes.

Each Fall, I bring them back into the house and discover that they have grown 2-3 times larger than they were the year before.

Good Luck! This is an easy cheap green way to recycle your pineapple, and maybe you will get lucky and t a pineapple in the process. I know I have grown some small ones in the past few years.

RECIPE

One fresh pineapple peeled and chunked

1/4 cup vinegar

Two tablespoon or agave syrup

1 cup of water

4 tsps. corn starch or other thickener

Optional: You can add onions, garlic, pepper, and carrots. Add while cooking pineapple. Season with coriander (cilantro)

Lightly sauté the pineapple in olive oil until lightly cooked. I should have a few browned areas, turn to warm. Mix all the liquid ingredients, pour in the thickener, stirring out lumps. Pour the mixture with one hand while stirring to prevent clumping; turn up the heat-keep stirring until thickened. Remove from heat and serve over cooked rice.

You may also add:

-- A couple of drops of yellow food color and one drop of red to make an orange-colored sauce.

--Mushrooms

--Zucchini

--Mini-canned corn cobs

--Bean sprouts

--Broccoli

--Your favorite stir fry veggie

Sweet pineapple dreams. I dream of the time when I can go back to the pineapple plantations of Maui. Smell the sweet fruit scent as you pass them with the windows rolled down in the car. Remember the August air filled with the burning off of old pineapple foliage as it penetrates every nook of the beautiful island. I remember my memorable summers experiencing the culture and traditions of the new friends I made.

Mahalo!

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