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The pineapple [2] [3] (Ananas comosus) is a tropical plant with an edible fruit; it is the most economically significant plant in the family Bromeliaceae. [ 4 ] The pineapple is indigenous to South America , where it has been cultivated for many centuries.
Pineapple (Ananas comosus) is a species in the bromeliad family native to tropical America, thought to have long been cultivated by the indigenous Tupi and Guaraní people [1] in the area of what is now known as Brazil, Colombia, Guyana, and Venezuela, with the plant cultivated and distributed from South America to Central America and the Caribbean islands long before the arrival of Europeans.
The long period between the origin and diversification of bromeliads, ... Only one bromeliad, the pineapple (Ananas comosus), is a commercially important food crop.
The origin of the pineapple bun is unclear. According to Tse Ching-yuen, current owner of Tai Tung in Hong Kong, this bakery was making pineapple buns when it opened in 1943. At the time, they were called 酥皮包 (crispy-skin buns), but customers kept calling them pineapple buns.
Pineapple: East of the Andes, from northern South America to northern Argentina. [2] Ananas macrodontes E.Morren: False Pineapple: Coastal Brazil and basins of Parana and Paraguay rivers to northern Argentina. [2]
A pineapple is a healthy and tropical fruit that can help bring an average, bland dish to life. This fresh fruit can be combined with countless ingredients to create fresh-tasting and delicious ...
There are few moments as controversial in food history as the decision by a Canadian chef in the 1960s to put tinned pineapple on top of a ham pizza.
The "Pineapple Express" is a two-mile (3 km) train ride through the plantation that is fully animated, while explaining the history of the pineapple. The plantation garden tour gives information about North Shore, the Hibiscus, native species, the Lei, irrigation, Bromeliads, the Ti Leaf, and Life on the plantation. [13]