When my husband and I were in Kauai on our honeymoon almost 10 years ago, we went to a luau that had a buffet. I noticed he started loading a particular item on his plate very heavily. I asked him why he was stacking slices of butter so eagerly. He pointed at the sign indicating it was grilled pineapple. I told him it was mislabeled and was actually sliced butter, but he doubted me and continued at it. Then we sat down and I couldn’t stop laughing when he took a big mouthful.
I love me some pineapple, especially freshly cut.
You can tell your pineapple is ripe by the color and scent. If the peel is mostly orangey-yellow and smells fragrant, it’s gonna be sweet.
Cut off the ends, like we did for the watermelon.
Carefully slice off the peel, turning the pineapple a little each time.
Slice around the core.
Always make cooking fun.
Viola!
