Pineapple facts

Pineapple belongs to the Bromeliaceae family. This tropical plant is an herbaceous perennial that grows up to one meter in height and about thirty inches in width. In the midst of this strong herbaceous plant, up to 6 pounds of pineapple fruit can be ripened, with a typical shell surface, irregular shapes and rough bark. Juicy pineapple flesh is yellow, sweet and aromatic taste.

Pineapples originated from the Caribbean, and not as previously thought, from South America. They were discovered by Columbus in 1493. In Europe, pineapple was ..click to read more

Dried pineapple is a delicious and healthy snack. It comes in chunks, sliced rings and diced.

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Sliced rings can be natural and organic. Natural sliced rings are just like the traditional dried pineapple just with no added sugar and no sulfur dioxide while organic sliced rings are grown pesticide and chemical free. Chunks are just like the dried pineapple rings only cut into smaller chunks. They are perfect for snacking ..click to read more

  The pineapple is one of the most popular fruits especially when used in deserts, cocktails and juices. The pineapple is also commonly packed as canned and whole fruits. Unlike most other fruits, you van easily buy or grow your own pineapple tree right in your garden.

The pineapple tree is known to adapt to any weather but does really well when it receives plenty of sunshine. As such, if you live in regions closer to the North Pole than the equator, you ..click to read more

Ingredients for 4 people:

600 g pork (boneless) 240 g pineapple 60 g corn flour 30 g brown sugar 60 ml ground-chicken 60 ml rice vinegar 40 ml soy sauce 1 egg 2 cloves garlic 2 teaspoon grated ginger 1 onion 1 stalk celery 1 green pepper oil, sesame oil, corn flour for pan

Preparation:

First of all, prepare a sweet sour sauce in a bowl by putting a spoonful of corn flour, adding the brown sugar, poured chicken broth, rice vinegar, half of soy sauce, and stir all together. In a separate bowl put egg whites, pour the remaining soy sauce, add grated garlic, grated ..click to read more

Here are the recipes for two popular cocktails (almost) everyone loves. Enjoy them!

30 ml coconut cream syrup 90 ml pineapple juice 30 ml white rum

Preparation To prepare “Pina Colada” put in a shaker crushed ice, pineapple juice, coconut cream syrup and white rum. Close the shaker, shake it and pour in the proper glass. Place a straw In the glass, decorate it with the slice if pineapple and serve this tasty cocktail.

20 ml Cointreau liqueur 40 ml tequila 80 ml of strawberry juice 20 ml lime juice

Preparation: To prepare “Strawberry Margarita” put in your shaker crushed ..click to read more

Here’s a really quick recipe for a spicy cold salad, that can be done in 10 minutes.

Ingredients for 4 people:

8 boiled eggs 1/2 jar of asparagus 1 small leek 1 sachet of mayonnaise 1 small can of pineapple compote 1 tablespoon curry a few leaves of lettuce and radicchio olive oil, salt, pepper

Preparation: In a bowl, add mayonnaise, curry, salt, pepper and juice of pineapple compote. We mix altogether well and set aside. On a serving plate we put together in rows washed lettuce leaves, and then we arrange on top eggs, fresh leek sliced into rings, ..click to read more

Ingredients for 4 people:

600 g (1 lb and 5.16 oz) chicken breasts 100 g (3.5 oz) of corn flour 1 tablespoon minced ginger 1 tablespoon curry powder 250 g (8,8 oz) canned pineapple 130 ml (4,5 oz) pineapple juice from can 2 tablespoons soy sauce 80 g (2,8 oz) of acacia honey 200 ml (7 oz) of water oil, salt, pepper

Preparation:

Cut chicken breasts into bite-sized cubes, add salt and pepper, roll in corn flour and shake off the excess flour. Warm up two or three tablespoons of oil in a saucepan, add the prepared chicken, and fry it on ..click to read more

Preparation of the food on the grill is the oldest way of preparing food by thermal processing. For many this process is a true culinary delight. Barbecue relaxes people, excites the appetite, causes pleasure and turns your food into a real adventure.

Meals prepared on the grill are rightly considered “diet” meals because this way of preparation doesn’t require a special addition of fat. Moreover, the grill is the best to dissolve fat from food. Advantage of barbecue is a short preparation ..click to read more

Ingredients

4 pork stakes from the leg 4 fresh pineapple rings 2 teaspoons lemon juice 1 teaspoon honey 1 teaspoon sunflower oil 1 teaspoon hot mustard

Preparation

Cut the pork steaks with a sharp knife or scissors around the edges to keep the shape during frying and spread them with a little mustard. Make a mixture of oil, lemon juice and honey to put on a steaks during frying. Pork steaks fry for 3-5 minutes with frequent turning and putting before mentioned mixture. Roast pineapple rings on a grill for 3 minutes, turning only once (before baking pineapple ..click to read more

Well, this season is over, but here is a great pineapple diet that you can use to get in shape before the next summer.

In summer months abstinence from food shouldn’t pose a problem given that high temperatures and other charms are offered to us by warm days. And if you have a few extra pounds and you want to accelerate the process of losing weight, you can use pineapple. With this juicy and refreshing diet you can lose two kilograms in four days because apart from vitamins and minerals these ..click to read more

Ingredients

1 pound of chicken breasts 1 pineapple in rings, canned 3/4 ounces of fine cheese, chilled (Jarlsberg, Emmenthal or equivalent) 2 teaspoons sunflower oil 1 garlic clove, crushed 1 teaspoon lemon juice 0.5 teaspoon nutmeg Salt and pepper

Instructions 1. Cut chicken breasts in cubes of equal sizes for sticks. 2. In the large pot put water to boil, add the pork and boil it for another 5 minutes. 3. Remove the pineapple from the can and save 3 tablespoons of juice from the can. 4. Cut the Pineapple and cheese into cubes of equal size as you did with the meat. 5. Make ..click to read more

Here is a simple and tasty soup with vegetables and pineapple. First soup recipe in our Pineapple recipes category.

Ingredients

½ cup chopped leek 1 tablespoon chopped parsley ⅓ cup butter 1 kg pumpkin, cleaned and sliced 50 grams crushed pineapple 2 and ½ cups of milk 1 cup water salt 2 tablespoons of chopped spring onions one paprika

Preparation

1. Fry the parsley and leek on butter. 2. Then add the pumpkin, pineapple, milk, water and salt, stirring it all occasionally, cook until vegetables are soft. 3. Serve with chopped young red onion and paprika