Who's Eating Who: Pineapples and You

What was the hottest accessory for late 1600s European dining
rooms? The pineapple! Explorers had recently brought this spiky
tropical fruit over from the Americas, and in short order it became
the Gucci purse of its day—so exciting and desirable that it not
only commanded big bucks, but led to a sort of gardening arms race
to figure out how they might be grown in chilly northern Europe. In
this episode, we get to the core of how this "king of fruit"
inspired obsession and invention—plus, we head back to Hawai'i to
learn how it transformed the islands, and, in the process, was
itself transformed from an exotic rarity to a pantry-staple topping
for pizza and cottage cheese. If you like piña coladas and fruits
that can dissolve your skin, join us for all of the juicy details!
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