The easiest way is to cut the pineapple into thick washers and peel each one separately. The core also needs to be removed, as it is not suitable for consumption - it is tough and knits the mouth. But this way of peeling pineapple is not the best and most effective, because the fruit loses a lot of juice.
Thai peeling pineapple
There is a Thai method of peeling pineapple, as it is Thailand that is the world leader in the cultivation and export of exotic fruits. Skillful Thais with ease and automatism neatly peel even the smallest varieties of pineapples, measuring about 10 cm in diameter.
First, trim the bottom of the pineapple to place it on a plate or cutting board. The bunch of leaves is best left as it serves as a comfortable handle. With a narrow sharp knife, the pineapple skin is carefully removed along its entire length, the black dots are the eyes, they remain uncut. These eyes are located on straight diagonal lines along the surface of the entire fruit. Holding the pineapple by the bunch, you need to make shallow cuts on both sides of the eyes at an angle of 45 degrees and remove the cut thorns. When the procedure for removing the eyes is completed, the leaves can be cut off, or left as decoration for table setting.
The eyes can also be removed not in straight lines in strips, but separately each eye, using a special potato knife for this.
Next, the pineapple can be cut into rings, slices, into four parts along the entire length, or in another way. It is best to leave the slices large to preserve the fruit juice. The core is unsuitable for consumption, it accumulates concentrated substances that are unnecessary to the body, like in a cabbage stump.
Recommendations and secrets
For the fruit to become sweeter, it must be turned with its leaves upside down for several hours or overnight. Pineapple stores a large supply of sugars in its lower part. When peeling it, some of the sweet juice will be lost if it is not evenly distributed throughout the entire pineapple.
The smallest and sweetest variety - "baby pineapple", contains the most sugars and vitamins. Cleaning it takes a lot of skill and practice.
Before peeling, the pineapple must be washed, which should not be done with the peeled fruit, as it will begin to sour.
When choosing a quality pineapple, it is important to make sure it is ripe and not spoiled. This is evidenced by its rind, which should be soft but elastic. And the leaves should be green and dry. Brown soft spots on the skin are the result of stale and spoiled pineapple. The pleasant aromatic scent of the fruit indicates good quality of the fruit, although it is not always perceptible. Ripe peeled pineapple has a beautiful bright yellow or orange color.
