Tasted by Christopher Columbus
If the navigator did not mention it in his memoirs, one of his men Michele Da Cuneo, described in 1495 what he ate on an island that would become Guadeloupe “resembling artichokes, but four times more large, which give a fruit similar to pine nuts, but twice as large; this fruit is truly magnificent; it is cut with a knife like a turnip and seems very holy” the Indians call it “nanas” or “nanas nanas”, which becomes “pineapple” in French. Portuguese navigators love the pineapple that they discover with Brazil and that they distribute in their colonies over the entire surface of the globe. The Dutch were the first to cultivate it on European soil, in greenhouses, and they offered it to King Charles II of England, who loved what he called “pine apple” because he thought it looked like a potato. pine
Long reserved for the rich
It becomes more popular in the 20th century with the development of transport. Pineapple, of which there are many species, is delicious raw of course, cooked it is easily put in a cake like clafoutis, it can also be served roasted with bananas, but it also lends itself very well to sweet and savory , for example with chicken or even with ham.
Health side
It is caloric but it is rich in fiber and manganese, it is good for the heart and especially for circulation. Cooking is done with a lot of ingredients like pineapple, but it is mostly done with heart.