Is The Viral $50 Pink Pineapple Overrated?
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- Опубликовано: 28 сен 2024
- You PROBABLY have heard of this pink pineapple or "The Jewel Of the Jungle" I was at my local exotic produce store and it caught my eye so I had to give it a try. I've heard it tastes like pears, strawberries, peaches, all i know is that this thing smells like a pink starburst. This one was viral a couple of years ago but I know it made a huge splash at the time, I need to know if its worth it or not.
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Hey Merle! Someone from Costa Rica here :)
I don't know anyone from here who had tried pink pineapple, but you know what Costa Rican ingredient you could try, which is very typical from here and could serve as a meat substitute? Arracache!
We have a typical dish called Picadillo de Arracache, and it's made with potatoes, arracache and meat (but meat is not actually necessary since arracache is kinda meaty)
I'd be pretty cool if you try to buy arracache to make Picadillo de Arracache :)
Love arracache!
Love Costa Rica too!
I don’t think it was ripe enough because it should be pinker! I buy them at frys for $6 and once they are ripe they are sooooo sweet and peachy ❤
Hearing Merle singing "F*** her gently" by Tenacious D to a pineapple, was something I never knew I needed... but I did!
hehehehehehehe I gotchu
I had a feeling it just tasted like a pretty basic pineapple lol.
"GMO bad" is such a horrible statement. it is no worse than the cultivated produce we have been eating and refining for thousands of years, it's more of a scientific "shortcut" to get desired traits. it is no different than the wild brassica plant being modified traits to turn into different vegetables, such as broccoli, cauliflower, brusselsprouts, cabbage etc etc
Yes!!!! Or soy beans. People don't realize a lot of foods aren't as durable as we'd like to belive and wouldn't survive long enough to produce enough in our wacky weather so they've been modified to do so.
@@laurenelizabeth1390 not durable, not big enough, not sweet enough, it's an insane blanket statement to say any changes like that are bad
never said it's bad
@@MerleONeal my apologies then, in the context of the disclaimer "this is not the most sustainable, it's a GMO and only grows in one part of the world" made it sound like another reason why you shouldn't buy them
@@janebergan5632 the "gmo thing" at like 5:05 also implies gmo bad lol maybe she never said it but the implication was for sure there
I completely forgot about that Jack Black song until you started to sing it 😂😂. Well done!!
You have to try cherimoyas, I typically forage them in the winter but you can get them in farmers market year round I live in south coast California too
I'm badly allergic to pineapple since birth of my son which is not great as I love the flavour.....wonder if I could eat them
I saw these at my regular grocery store last year. They sat around until they were marked down to 15 dollars. What a steal. Should have bought one.
They are also trademarked! I couldn’t believe that!😂 So no one else can grow them. Which is another reason why, I won’t be purchasing the “Jewel of the jungle” pink pineapple either! Gimmick indeed!
Remember when aria was just in love with Merle but they were just friends, makes my heart so happy to see them together and in love❤️❤️ and especially with their little fur babes
Pineapple skin tea
Yesss
Yes, interesting fruit is a good idea for a series! Try finger limes if you can get ahold of them, they even have ones that come in pink!
o0o0o0o0oo i like this idea
lol her true form came out, merle is such a girly girl i stan 🤟🏼☀️😂🍍
If we're going to investigate the various fruits, I'd like to see you TRY to handle persimmons! I've had first-hand experience with how troublesome those can be, after a long-ago neighbor's backyard tree gave him over a thousand persimmons one year, and he was giving them away in bags!
it appears that this is just like that Heinz Green Ketchup fad from the early 2000s; same taste, just a different color. but because you have higher expectations from the different color, the disappointment is more when you find it tastes the same as the regular thing
Yes! I'd love to see you do more stuff with cool fruits! Will you taste durian once so we don't have to?
Try rainier cherries. They are delicious, even if you don’t like regular cherries.
Merle. I mean this in the nicest way possible. I need you yo try durian. And I am so sorry in advance for the smell your apartment will have.
I would be up for a random produce recipe series. There are millions of plants and fungi to explore.
Yum earth chewys are a good vegan starburst alternative! They are like a mix between starburst and now and laters.
I know I’m very late to the party, but I’d love a series where you take a less known fruit and make a recipe with it!
I love this idea!
Hello Merle! I greet you from Costa Rica. I know that for foreigners it is very interesting to see a pink pineapple, but as a geographer who has worked closely on the issue of pineapple monocultures, it is a little counterproductive to see someone who wants to be a little more sustainable eating that. You can read more scientific articles on the subject. Pineapple monocultures are destroying our little country so that the rest of the world can enjoy a pink pineapple. The soils where they are harvested are so destroyed that they are useless to build houses and not to mention the social problem, poorly paid labor, health problems due to agrochemicals and violence. Of course, I am not saying this to judge or make others feel bad, but to learn that the meat industry is not the only polluting and problematic industry, in the end what really counts is being conscious consumers.
I've never seen a pineapple with the foliage still attached for sale in New Zealand. I think it is a thing about them not wanting people to grow them which sucks. I always thought they looked way prettier in US tv shows and stuff because they don't have the tops chopped off. I'm jealous 😭
Merle I advise you a channel, Chef Tj. He is an african vegan chef that cook with so much passion and his creation specially the washed flour meats are incredible. Don't miss it out if you see this :)
Yes for the fruit series!! 😍
You’re so darned funny!!😂🤣💚🌱
We have soursop here in Brazil!!!
COME TO BRAZIL!!
It doesn't taste like anything else I could use to reference, I like it a lot and even though it may be easier to find in some regions, it's kinda common to find its pulp to make juice in any major supermarket.
Use two are so cute ❤❤❤❤❤
Great video
Different fruit and recipes pleaseeeeee xxxx
Yes please keep up the fruit series I just like seeing you and you guys are so adorable you make a beautiful couple
Would love a fruit series!
Merle has a beautiful singing voice. Professional singer?
Which store did you get this pineapple from here in LA? I am intrigued and would love to try it 😊
The Tenacious D reference is not lost on me ❤️🤟❤️🔥
I saw someone saying it wasnt ripe enough otherwise it would be pinker and taste peachier. Could you get another one and let it ripen more before trying it again? Would love if you would do that Merle!
Thanks for trying pink pineapple so I don’t have to!! I like the sour. So I’m not paying more for something with less sour.
I used to have that Tenacious D cd.
Girl Merle, "Fancy Girl" could chart. Book some studio time.
I tried the pinkglo pineapple from my 7Eleven, of all places!!😂 I popped in for a quick snack & they had little cups of it so I was like "Ok, why not." It was... Fine. Literally nothing abt it stands out in my memory- it's just p much just pineapple.🤷♀️ I def wouldn't pay $50 for one bc imo the only diff (or "added value" of it) is it looks pretty, like, I posted a pic of it on my socials, lol
I could see it as a pretty fruit at a wedding brunch or something. But definitely not worth the splurge for everyday.
absolutely
My suggestions for the fruit series include lingonberries, aronia berries AKA chokeberries, Buddha’s hand, and bitter melon.
Mangosteen, rambutan, longan, and persimmon are my favorite exotic fruits!
Dried longnan was a surprise to me. It had a meaty, savory-sweet flavor, different from fresh.
@@saraquill I’ve never heard of drying it. Would love to try it!
Lucuma, make lucuma ice cream - It's literally a fruit that tastes like caramel /butterscotch
I would be surprised if it was flown in, pineapples can be conserved very well in a cold boat without much worries, and boats are the most fuel efficient way to transport food so yeah don't worry on the sustainability thing lol.
Unless it's flown in in that case shit
Hi Merle, could you answer this? Do we really need to proof yeast, or is it just the same result if we add it to dry flour. Also, do we really need to add baking soda to recipes using baking powder. I say this because the advice varies a lot. Could you test it and come up with the definitive answer? Your videos are always interesting and fun to watch.
I’m sure you can find soursop in the Asian grocery stores in the San Gabriel Valley (east of LA). It’s one of my mom’s fav fruits and she eats it pretty frequently
oh thank you!!
Oh my gosh, that cover of The D 🤣
We uh got 1 here in dfw, tx for $4 mightve been $3 umm super sweet and yummy but not sure id pay even $10 for one.... 😂
Fun fact. Pineapples contain latex. People with a latex allergy have to be careful with pineapple.
Have you tried the ice cream blue bananas?
A pink pineapple yum
*50 dollars*
I'll watch this instead
You should try Ground cherries. They taste like a pineapple & a tomato had a baby.
OH WHAAAAT
5:20 thats what she said.
I agree with Aria. It’s cheaper and more eco friendly to just dye your food.
Starburst are only vegan in the UK. SO, if you're ever in the UK, get yourself some Starburst, merle. :)
GREAT to know
I enjoyed learning. About the pineapple. Try the Monstera fruit.
Yes please continue the exotic fruit videos. For us high raw vegans out there.
Yes, yes it is
There’s so much sour sap in the Philippines. But vegan stuff here, not so much 😏
Aria looks like he's in his Machine Gun Kelly era, and I don't mean that in a bad way
@@Infrogneato cus I think Aria looks cool😊
Yes. Lets do more fruits. How about gooseberry or golden plum (mirabelle). Are they normal in America?
GMOs aren't good or bad, it's how they're used. Roundup Ready crops are resistant to herbicides so the herbicide can be used to kill weeds, but there are crops modified with pest resistance genes so they don't need to use pesticides. There's a large project called C4 Rice that's trying to engineer the photosynthesis pathway in rice to be more efficient to reduce hunger.
Excited to see a pink pineapple, slightly concerned for your sanity today 😅
That dress is cute
Not even a fan of pineapples but the pink colour makes me wanna go look for one right now 😂
yeah if it's GMO then they won't allow you the top cos the laws state that home gardeners cannot propagate their own plants from GMO seeds or plants. They are only allowed to be grown by those with a license to do so. Soooo yeah no top.. sucks but it's true.
I tried one forever ago and it was so underripe that it ended up being a waste…
“Pineapple contains the enzyme bromelain. It breaks down proteins and it's an excellent meat tenderizer. It's also what makes your mouth tingle, burn and maybe even bleed. This is because bromelain is trying to break down the proteins in your mouth, so when you eat pineapple, it's pretty eating you back”
I get the face sweats when I eat to much rich food!
I’ve never had this happen to me and I have eaten a lot of pineapple. I wonder if it’s like the cilantro thing, where it affects some but not others?
Aria!!! Easy with the knife around the Baby!!!!!
If you wait for it to be more yellow it will be tastier
Maybe you can give durian a try, and make sure Aria cannot escape from it! 🤪🤪🤪
ohhhhh damn yep i absolutely should - aria LOVES Durian
I miss innocent looking Aria 😢 peer pressure of the culture. He pulls it off well. But our natural self is good enough ❤
I saw it at tick tock. Wow 50 for pine apple. YES sour sap Yes it's amazing but I let her try it. She have different pallet.
Me like $50 FOR A PINEAPPLE?! But I just paid $15 for a ben&jerrys in Australia (they've gone up $5 in the last few years). I hate myself
does it just taste like a perfectly ripe pineapple?
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Check the potato tofu “fish” recipe on RUclips!
I looove to see Aria, his whole look with painted nails oh 🤤 and you're soo cute together!! Definitely not worth the hype, yes it's cute and pretty but nah. I'd definitely be keen for a series tho! Id be down to watch! Love our vegan queen and anything you bring us!! Much love to all three of you!! 💖💖💖💖🤩😍❤️🥳🙏🥰
They actually do need the top to propogate more pineapple. Pineapples used to take two years to grow to maturity but by using the top they can grow new pineapples in six months.
GMO Pineapples... NICE!
Cool color, though.
Not worth it in my opinion. It's too overpriced. Our local discount grocery store sold them for 6 bucks
Merle looks like a Stepford wife in this dress. In a good way, don't be offended.
You know what I do with the rest of the pinaple? Boil it, filter and delicious tea or juice with a little lemmon! in case you want to take absolute advantage of the fruit
thank you!!!
😲that's crazy !😯
never heard of pink pineapple but at least you didnt ruin it by putting it on pizza
Yes… try more foods I’ve not heard of
it looks like ham
And I think has a halo in the background. Don't ask....
it looks like ham at first glance... you know what pairs well with ham? pineapple.
somebody should make some vegan pink pineapple ham out of a pink pineapple.
dont ask me how though.
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You pineapple wasnt done cooking unfortunately 😂
Starburst are vegan!
gelatin😞
I'm going to second the comment down below asking you to research the ethics of pineapple production. If the purpose of veganism is to minimize environmental degradation and suffering, then there is just as much pressing need to ensure that people are educated about where ALL their food comes from and have an awareness of the human costs involved. I'd prefer to see that educational element as a component of these videos.
Also...I hope you were aware that your pineapple was not very ripe...you did yourself a bit of a disservice there.
Google says that Starbursts are vegan.......
The original are vegan in some countries but contain gelatin in the US. The minis have confectioner’s glaze. I think there is some iteration that is vegan but I’d make sure to check the label thoroughly
GMOs aren’t even a bad thing lol
The flesh looks like ham 🤮
lmao
if were doing old school trends why not make a miracle berry food tasting vid
Never heard of that!
@@MerleONeal it's a berry/pill that makes things taste sweet like if they were candy, I've heard from people who tried it while eating lemons, that it made the lemons taste like lemonade, and it made me think what would the berry make the pink pineapple taste like?
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I am all for the fruit series! There's so many options in addition to soursop!!! (Which we used to be able to find pretty commonly here at some Latin Markets but not so much now because people buy it up so quickly!)
The rendition of the Tenacious D song was absolute perfection. I came for the vegan recipes long ago, stayed for Merle making every episode a musical! I'm 100% here for it.
You are so very kind
I don't know the song but I was surprised by her singing voice it definitely has potential
@@MerleONeal You should try pink coconut, only the husk is pink tho. The water the meat are the same than the regular one.
But people in my country believe it has more health benefit.
Can I just say Aria is serving kpop in the best way? The blonde is such a good look. Also I literally had the same "it so pretty" reaction lmao idk why it just looks like an ice cream.