Pineapple, formerly known as pineapple, originated in Brazil and was introduced to China in16th century. There are more than 70 varieties, which is one of the four famous fruits in Lingnan. Pineapple contains a lot of fructose, glucose, vitamins A, B, C, phosphorus, citric acid and protease. Sweet and warm, it has the functions of relieving summer heat, quenching thirst, promoting digestion and stopping diarrhea. It is a seasonal fruit used as both medicine and food in summer.

Pineapple is a perennial evergreen herb of pineapple family, with only one fruit in the center of each plant. Its fruit is cylindrical and is a compound fruit, which consists of many ovaries and floral axis. Pineapple peel has many flower organs (commonly known as fruit eyes or pineapple nails), which are hard and tricky. You must peel it and dig it before eating.

Pineapple has three fruiting periods in a year, and the quality is the best when it matures from June to August. Fresh food should be bright in color, straight in shape, solid and medium-ripe. There are three common varieties of pineapple: Shenwan, Bali and Sarawak, and the "sugar-heart pineapple" carefully cultivated by Guangzhou fruit farmers in recent years is the best.

"Sugar pineapple" belongs to Sarawak species. Sarawak, also known as "Hawaii", has two or three kilograms of large and shallow-eyed fruit, which can be eaten after peeling. Its fruit shape is regular, its flesh is smooth and juicy, and its sweet and sour taste is moderate. It is an excellent variety of fresh food and canned food. Among the "sugar-heart pineapples", "Huangdeng Pineapple" produced in Huangdeng Village, Huangpu District, Guangzhou is the best. It is famous at home and abroad for its big meat, thick juice, sweet as honey and fragrant flowers.

Pay attention when eating pineapple: don't eat on an empty stomach; When eating, in addition to peeling off the peel, scales and diced fruit, the pulp should be soaked in salt for a few minutes before eating.