Pineapple

Thai Name: Supparot (สับปะรด)

Common name: Pineapple

Scientific name: Ananas comosus merr.

Remark: Varities Pattawia

Season availability: year round

Peak Period: Apr – Jul

Shape: Big, cylindrical, and shallow seedy sections

Colour: dark green or yellowish orange rind : mild yellow flesh

Taste: sweet and sour Phuket (Trat Si Thong)

Nutrition remark: High in vitamin C (Fresh pineapple is the perfext ending to a dinner because its enzyme aid digestion)

Preparation and eating:

- Remove the rind with a knife remove all the seedy sections
- Slice the fruit lengthwise into 7-10 pieces
- Remove the core
- Cut up the pieces crosswise and arrange them on a plate.