Why is Pineapple associated with dishes being Hawaiian?!
Since pineapple isn't a native flora of the Hawaiian Islands!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
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You're right - pineapple cultivation no longer exists in the islands!. Now to answer your question, the reason is very simple: marketing!. The big growers had to compete with pineapple imported from foreign countries, so they used the positive image of Hawaii to sell pineapples to consumers on the U!.S!. mainland!. "Hawaii-branding" is a very popular and proven way to sell a product!. To increase pineapple consumption, they created recipes that called for the fruit, and made you think that by eating this dish, you were tasting a bit of paradise!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
the same reason that you order sweet and sour chicken at a chinese restaurant!. it's a polynesian dish, but it has long been associated with chinese food!. pineapple grows very well in hawaii and was embraced by the locals when it was imported there!. it is now a staple in their diet and one of their biggest exports!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
How about you go to the Dole Plantation website and look at the fact that they do indeed still grow and process pineapple there--IN HAWAI'I!. So, now, instead of telling the people who are doing a great job in answering your question that they are ignorant and don't research, you should try doing some research of your own!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
hmm!.!.!. probably because they grow a TON of pineapple in Hawaii!. It has great, warm conditions for pineapple!. I believe the biggest farm is the Dole Plantation on Ohau- it's a really big tourist site!. Www@FoodAQ@Com
http://en!.wikipedia!.org/wiki/Pineapple#H!.!.!.
theres a company in hawaii thats considered the largest growers of pineapples, so im guessing thats why!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
theres a company in hawaii thats considered the largest growers of pineapples, so im guessing thats why!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
i agree its a great combo, and it just sounds Hawaiian as well, and its always been like that for forever now, we've always associated pineapples with hawiiWww@FoodAQ@Com
Maybe because Dole is/was based out of HawaiiWww@FoodAQ@Com
Pineapples grow in Hawaii!. Try using common sense!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
I guess because it is a product from that area and it's part of their culture!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
it gives Summery taste like the beaches in Hawaii!. lolWww@FoodAQ@Com
it is a good combination :)Www@FoodAQ@Com
its a tropical fruit form there!.!.!.Www@FoodAQ@Com