The pineapple

📖 In short

The pineapple is a fragrant tropical fruit with rough skin divided into six-sided shapes and a crown of spiky leaves on top. Its flesh is yellow, sweet, tangy and juicy. In English it's called a “pine-apple” because it looks like a big pine cone.

🤩 Did you know?

A pineapple plant is about 60 to 90 centimeters tall.
The flowers appear 14 to 16 months after planting.
Each flower opens for just one day.
The pineapple comes from South America.

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🌟 It grows on the ground

Pineapples don't grow on trees! They grow on a low plant with long spiky leaves, and one fruit grows from the middle on a short stalk.

🔍 Many fruits in one

A pineapple is really lots of little fruits that grew from many flowers and stuck together: every six-sided shape on its skin was a flower!

💡 Plant your crown

Cut the green crown off the top of a pineapple, let it dry a little, then put it in water until roots grow, and plant it in a pot. It might give you a pineapple after two years!

🎯 It softens meat

Fresh pineapple has a substance that breaks down protein, so some cooks use it to soften meat. It's also what makes your tongue tingle if you eat a lot.