What's the deal with pineapples, they don't smell like pine nor do they taste like apples?!


Question: I demand an explanation.


Answers: I demand an explanation.

When Christopher Columbus made his second voyage to the Caribbeans in 1493, he and his crew ate the unusual fruit they found there. They thought the fruit looked like a pine cone, so they dubbed it the "Pine of the Indies." When they introduced it to the English later on, they added the word "apple" because they thought it should be associated with another delicious fruit that people enjoyed. And thus, the name "pineapple" was born.

I don't know but that's a darn good question! Happy Holidays!!





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