How to choose the perfect ripe pineapple before buying
'10.03.2021'
Source: Fox News
Pineapples are in no hurry to help you. They are covered with unpleasant spikes. They look very solid. Yes, and their skin, perhaps, is too thick ...
One could call pineapples aggressive introverts. But this does not mean that there is no way to find the most ripe and tasty pineapple among those like him, writes Fox News.
The pineapple, ripened to the desired condition, has an ideal taste: sweet, slightly tart, warm, it is as if filled with solar energy (sounds a bit pretentious, but this is true). Let's try to find him?
Color
When thinking about pineapples, you most likely imagine a green and yellow fruit. But the appearance of a pineapple can range from gray-green to yellow as it ripens. Therefore, the general rule is: the yellower the pineapple, the higher the likelihood that it is ripe. However, fruits with orange areas on the peel are better not to choose, they indicate that the ideal moment is missing. It is best to buy pineapple uniform golden yellow color.
Important! Pineapple, unlike banana and some other fruits, does not ripen after it has been removed from the tree. At your home it will also remain green.
Feeling
Even if pineapples are completely yellow, they still have thorns. There is nothing you can do about it, but touching the pineapple still helps you know if it is ripe or not. The difference in texture will not be as sharp as with an avocado, but ripe pineapple will feel slightly softer to the touch if you squeeze it lightly. Rocky hard fruit is not what you want.
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Smell
Bring the bottom of the pineapple to your nose. If the “bottom” smells sweet, bright, resembles the smell of ripe juicy fruit, most likely the fruit should be taken. But be careful: if the smell has tints of acidity or fermentation (resembling vinegar), it starts to deteriorate. Not that fermented pineapple is bad, but it's better to make such a product deliberately as part of culinary experiments than to bring it from the store instead of a delicious ripe fruit.
