# Pineapple - does anyone not like it? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 3, 2012, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pineapple-does-anyone-not-like-it/630254 "2012-08-03T03:43:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Morgenstern](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Morgenstern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgenstern)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2012, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pineapple-does-anyone-not-like-it/630254/61 "2012-08-03T20:47:43Z")
> [@TriPolar](#): > > The complete combo is pineapple, ham, shrimp, and cilantro. On a pizza! ---
**Author:** ![Gangster\_Octopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a8b319/32.png) [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2012, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pineapple-does-anyone-not-like-it/630254/62 "2012-08-03T20:50:43Z")
> [@Dr.Rieux](#): > > I’m not fond of it, and no way does it (or any fruit) belong on pizza. Tomato? ---
**Author:** ![Typo\_Negative](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/typo_negative/32/484_2.png) [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2012, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pineapple-does-anyone-not-like-it/630254/63 "2012-08-03T20:50:59Z")
> [@Dr.Rieux](#): > > I’m not fond of it, and no way does it (or any fruit) belong on pizza. But they rock in fried rice! (raisins too!) ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2012, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pineapple-does-anyone-not-like-it/630254/64 "2012-08-03T20:57:25Z")
The most memorable and enjoyable part of the first cruise I went on several years ago: unlimited fresh, perfect pineapple. I ate it by the cupful, lounging in the sun, people watching or reading a book. It was heaven. I’ve been on a couple of cruises since; one didn’t have any pineapple at all and on the other it was meh and very scarce. mmm ---
**Author:** ![limegreen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/82dd89/32.png) [@limegreen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/limegreen)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2012, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pineapple-does-anyone-not-like-it/630254/65 "2012-08-03T21:11:25Z")
I love pineapple, but have to have it canned, or my tongue suffers badly. I guess too many enzymes for me. My husband is not a real fan, but will tolerate it in sweet and sour type of dishes. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Bravo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_bravo/32/493_2.png) [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2012, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pineapple-does-anyone-not-like-it/630254/66 "2012-08-03T21:35:03Z")
I always keep a few cans of tidbits and a few cans of juice around for cooking with, and when I can get a fresh one at a roadside stand I’ll pick one up. Of course, all this talk about fresh-from-Hawaii pineapple is making me feel like a philistine, since I’ve never had one. ---
**Author:** ![Tangent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tangent/32/3098_2.png) [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2012, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pineapple-does-anyone-not-like-it/630254/67 "2012-08-03T22:06:03Z")
I LOVE pineapple on my shish kebabs. Beef, peppers, tomatoes, onions, mushrooms, and pineapple chunks. Mmmmmmmm… fresh off the grill pineapple is the best! ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2012, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pineapple-does-anyone-not-like-it/630254/68 "2012-08-03T22:29:25Z")
> [@Morgenstern](#): > > On a pizza! I’m making a list of everyone who would put pineapple on a pizza. I’m not gonna say what I’ll do with that list, but I’ll have it. ---
**Author:** ![salinqmind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ec8ea/32.png) [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2012, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pineapple-does-anyone-not-like-it/630254/69 "2012-08-03T23:09:49Z")
I adore pineapple! I made the peach/pineapple jam, too, I added a few maraschino cherries, too. Dannon makes pina colada yogurt I could eat every day. I’ve had fresh pineapple most memorably on a day cruise in Antigua, and in a killer pina colada in Puerto Rico. Pineapple goes with a lot of foods, it’s all good to me. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2012, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pineapple-does-anyone-not-like-it/630254/70 "2012-08-04T00:34:54Z")
I’m surprised at all the posters who do like pineapple except not on pizza. It’s simply a good thing to have on a pizza. Or hamburgers. ---
**Author:** ![Tapiotar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3be4f8/32.png) [@Tapiotar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tapiotar)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2012, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pineapple-does-anyone-not-like-it/630254/71 "2012-08-04T00:41:44Z")
Best pineapple I ever had was fresh, in Costa Rica. I’ve never been to Hawaii. But I can’t eat mainland US fresh pineapple. As others have mentioned, it burns and blisters my mouth, and isn’t as sweet and tender. Probably due to the digestive enzymes (bromelaine, which digests protein). ---
**Author:** ![jasg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f0a364/32.png) [@jasg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jasg)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2012, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pineapple-does-anyone-not-like-it/630254/72 "2012-08-04T02:47:24Z")
Love it. So much that I use chunks of fresh pineapple as turkey stuffing on Thanksgiving. The most tender and moist turkey I have ever tasted - something to do with proteolyic enzymes (like papaya). Killer gravy from the drippings as well. ---
**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2012, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pineapple-does-anyone-not-like-it/630254/73 "2012-08-04T04:47:25Z")
I want to know who has tried my suggested FRESH squozen orange juice mixed with FRESH squozen lemonade. (Six oranges + 1/2 lemon.) And on a related note: Who likes bromeliads? ---
**Author:** ![dwyr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dwyr/32/363_2.png) [@dwyr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dwyr)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2012, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pineapple-does-anyone-not-like-it/630254/74 "2012-08-04T05:19:47Z")
I love pineapple. I made some strawberry pineapple jam that was great. I love pineapple in desserts or in main dishes - my mother made a chicken pineapple curry that was terrific. And once I made some pickled pineapple that was insanely good. Not all of it made it from the pot into the canning jars. ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2012, 6:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pineapple-does-anyone-not-like-it/630254/75 "2012-08-04T06:41:56Z")
Unless it’s well hidden, I’m not a pineapple fan. ---
**Author:** ![Jeff\_Lichtman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jeff_lichtman/32/1531_2.png) [@Jeff\_Lichtman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jeff_Lichtman)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2012, 7:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pineapple-does-anyone-not-like-it/630254/76 "2012-08-04T07:02:42Z")
One of the best things to do with fresh pineapple is grill it. Peel it and slice it about three quarters of an inch thick, brush it with oil and put it on the grill over very hot coals. Leave it on long enough to get grill marks, flip it and let it cook all the way through. The process really intensifies the flavor, and the grilling caramelizes the surface sugars. BTW, I have also seen jet-fresh pineapples from Hawaii at Monterey Market in Berkeley. ---
**Author:** ![Snooooopy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ee7513/32.png) [@Snooooopy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snooooopy)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2012, 7:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pineapple-does-anyone-not-like-it/630254/77 "2012-08-04T07:12:28Z")
I do not generally have a great yen for pineapple. Every now and then, I’ll decide to pick up some at the grocery store, but it rarely makes me want to come back for more the next time around. There is a Mongolian grill that I like to eat at that offers pineapple as one of the toppings, and I’ll usually throw in a few chunks to add a little contrast to the rest of my selections. ---
**Author:** ![FluffyBob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ecb155/32.png) [@FluffyBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FluffyBob)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2012, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pineapple-does-anyone-not-like-it/630254/78 "2012-08-06T17:13:31Z")
> [@Alice\_The\_Goon](#): > > My son claims to not like it whenever I want to order Hawaiian pizza, but then whenever I have something with pineapple in it, he always has to have some, so I think he’s lying just to get pepperoni pizza. Otherwise, I don’t know anyone that doesn’t like pineapple. I love the shit out of it. There is a certain sector of humanity, myself included, that like pineapple, like pizza and its regular ingredients, but experience the combination of the two as a culinary wrong, a sensory evil, a flavour combination contrived by the devil. It doesn’t taste awful like say tar or some disgusting unmentionable, rather it tastes ‘wrong’ belonging in the uncanny valley of taste experience. More on topic as a Canadian, most of the pineapple we get here is very acidic and nothing like the product you can get where it is grown. Fresh ripe pineapple I have had in Asia and Hawaii is amazing. The stuff I get here varies from meh to canker inducing acidity. ---
**Author:** ![peedin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peedin/32/14095_2.png) [@peedin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peedin)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2012, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pineapple-does-anyone-not-like-it/630254/79 "2012-08-06T18:50:45Z")
I like it in the form of pineapple upside down cake, and I like it in 5 cup salad. Don’t care for it otherwise, especially when it has hard spots. ICK! ---
**Author:** ![OtisCampbellWasRight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/d78d45/32.png) [@OtisCampbellWasRight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OtisCampbellWasRight)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2012, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pineapple-does-anyone-not-like-it/630254/80 "2012-08-06T19:00:54Z")
> [@Jeff\_Lichtman](#): > > One of the best things to do with fresh pineapple is grill it. Peel it and slice it about three quarters of an inch thick, brush it with oil and put it on the grill over very hot coals. Leave it on long enough to get grill marks, flip it and let it cook all the way through. The process really intensifies the flavor, and the grilling caramelizes the surface sugars. Second this strenuously. Dollop of yogurt or creme fraishe. Wonderful. I even use the rind to make vinagre, a Latino condiment which is great on many grilled items. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pineapple-does-anyone-not-like-it/630254.md?page=3)