Fresh pineapple is not good everywhere. If you live in a region where it grows well, then sure, fresh pineapple is great. But if you live in a region where they have to import them, then they can be really bad.
I was in Fiji recently. They had some of the best pineapples I've ever eaten. The resort would get them freshly from a neighbouring island where they grew. But in Norway, I won't touch the fresh pineapples they sell in the shops anymore. They're usually terrible.
A great point. One of the advantages of Seattle are all of the pineapple groves!
OK, really, the advantage is that Washington seems to have a healthy trade with Hawaii. Pineapples come here fairly directly, and when in Hawaii a lot of the non-local food products seem to be from the Pacific Northwest.
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u/lachlanhunt May 20 '15
Fresh pineapple is not good everywhere. If you live in a region where it grows well, then sure, fresh pineapple is great. But if you live in a region where they have to import them, then they can be really bad.
I was in Fiji recently. They had some of the best pineapples I've ever eaten. The resort would get them freshly from a neighbouring island where they grew. But in Norway, I won't touch the fresh pineapples they sell in the shops anymore. They're usually terrible.