Australian woman stuns the internet with 'bizarre' way of peeling a pineapple

Woman stuns the internet with her ‘bizarre’ way of peeling a pineapple – but it’s totally normal in some parts of the world

  • A woman has sparked debate with her unconventional way of peeling pineapple
  • She posted a photo of the fruit fully skinned, with spiral indents along the sides 
  • The woman said her mother-in-law thought she’d done it with a special machine

A woman has stunned the internet with her ‘unconventional’ method for peeling a pineapple.

She posted a Facebook photo of the fruit uncut but fully skinned, with deep spiral indents carved into the flesh.

The method, which is popular across Southeast Asia, is the best way to reduce food wastage from pineapples, large chunks of which are regularly thrown in the bin.

‘This is how I peel my pineapple. My mother-in-law thought I had a special machine,’ she wrote in the caption.

The woman posted this photo to Facebook, showing the fruit uncut but fully skinned, with deep spiral indents carved into the flesh

The woman posted this photo to Facebook, showing the fruit uncut but fully skinned, with deep spiral indents carved into the flesh

The photo left many aghast, with one woman replying: ‘Can you peel mine? I would definitely lose at least one finger trying to do that!’

Another said: ‘I now wish I had checked social media today, before peeling a pineapple earlier. I love this, have never seen it before.’

But while her approach seemed unusual to some, a few recognised that it is the norm in most Southeast Asian countries.

‘I learnt that way when I lived in Thailand. Still always cut it like this,’ one woman replied.

‘The Asian way of peeling pineapples!’ a second added, along with a beaming emoji at the end of her comment.

Others asked the woman to record herself next time she peels the fruit so they can learn how to do it. 

How to cut a pineapple with minimal waste

1. Trim the outside. Cut off the ends, then stand the pineapple up and cut downward to trim off the skin. You don’t have to cut off all the eyes.

2. Deal with the eyesWith the pineapple on its side, identify a spiral pattern in the eyes. Then, wield your knife at roughly 45-degree angles to cut little wedges and remove lines of the eyes. Make a cut on one side, then the other.

When you’re done with one row, rotate the pineapple and repeat. Let the pineapple’s eyes guide the spiral. Sometimes they disappear and you have to start a new line or even merge two of them.

3. Core and store. You can now cut the pineapple however you like. It is typically quartered lengthways, with the trim cored using an angled cut.

Source: Viet World Kitchen

Her method involves cutting off both ends and standing the pineapple, before cutting downwards to trim off the skin. 

With the pineapple on its side, you need to identify a spiral pattern in the eyes. 

Once you’ve spotted it, hold your knife at a 45-degree angle to cut wedges and remove the lines of the eyes, making a cut on one side, then the other.

When you’re done with one row, rotate the pineapple and repeat until you’ve reached the bottom. 

The pineapple can then be cut however you desire, with the most common approach quartering lengthways. 

source: dailymail.co.uk