I love eating pineapple at breakfast every morning. I serve it, diced, piled into the cavity of a papaya topped with drops of calamansi lime. For me that is “no ka oi,” the best. Hawaii and pineapple are so wedded to each other I often assumed that the fruit had originated in the islands. Not so. It turns out that pineapple’s birthing place was far, far, away, and a long time ago in South America. Over time, the fruit migrated to many parts of the world, and thrived in Hawaii with its rich volcanic soil and tropical climate. The Hawaiian name for pineapple is “halakahiki,” or foreign fruit.
Luck me, too, since a papaya has two halves, and one of them, appropriately heaped with white pineapple tidbits, is at my place at the table, along with a mug of Kaua'i coffee every morning.
I just found "Honeyglow" pineapples at Super 1 in Whitefish on the mainland. No such luck with pineapples at Farmer's Markets here, that is for sure. This fruit says it is Costa Rican grown by Del Monte. It sure is the sweetest I've ever tasted and no indigestion symptoms. About $6. However, the papaya I bought was absolutely terrible; very, very and almost metallic tasting. I'll have to try that combo when I can get a guaranteed good papaya. I remember the pineapple and papaya breakfast from my 12th summer in the islands. I really preferred mango, though. The Kauai Sheraton used to have a papaya seed salad dressing on their menu.
On the BI the mongooses used to go after all the critters that were dining on the papaya trees. I thought they might have been sneaking off with a few fruits, themselves.
Your breakfast sounds wonderful. It’s 23 degrees in The Bitterroot this morning, only going to get colder. Since I have the day off I’ll be baking some bread for friends. Have a wonderful day🤗
Luck me, too, since a papaya has two halves, and one of them, appropriately heaped with white pineapple tidbits, is at my place at the table, along with a mug of Kaua'i coffee every morning.
Thank you, Greg for the tutorial.
I just found "Honeyglow" pineapples at Super 1 in Whitefish on the mainland. No such luck with pineapples at Farmer's Markets here, that is for sure. This fruit says it is Costa Rican grown by Del Monte. It sure is the sweetest I've ever tasted and no indigestion symptoms. About $6. However, the papaya I bought was absolutely terrible; very, very and almost metallic tasting. I'll have to try that combo when I can get a guaranteed good papaya. I remember the pineapple and papaya breakfast from my 12th summer in the islands. I really preferred mango, though. The Kauai Sheraton used to have a papaya seed salad dressing on their menu.
On the BI the mongooses used to go after all the critters that were dining on the papaya trees. I thought they might have been sneaking off with a few fruits, themselves.
Thanks for the tidbits!
i love today's issue. i love pineapple. and i love your stories.
Your breakfast sounds wonderful. It’s 23 degrees in The Bitterroot this morning, only going to get colder. Since I have the day off I’ll be baking some bread for friends. Have a wonderful day🤗