The market · Fruit · The Americas, Southeast Asia

Pineapple juice

Sweet, tart and full of protein that foams when shaken — the reason a pineapple drink comes up with a head on it.

sweet · tart · frothy when shaken

What to do with it

Ibu Sari's Beef rendangPineapple juice would cut through its richnessAna Etxarri's Pil pilPineapple juice would cut through its richnessTolu Adeyemi's SuyaPineapple juice would cut through its richnessTolu Adeyemi's Rendang, the Lagos wayPineapple juice would cut through its richness

Goes with

white rummezcalcoconutlime juice

Cooked with, here

lime juicemezcalsimple syrupwhole milkgreen teahojicha

How much, here

16–16% of the dish by weight — a place to start.

Clarified milk punch, mezcal and pineapple150ml pineapple juiceRosa Ibarra · 16% of the dishMilk punch, with hojicha150ml pineapple juiceKenji Hara · 16% of the dish

Knowing it

Where to buy
Pressed from ripe fruit if you can: canned juice is cooked and flat. A ripe pineapple smells sweet at the base.
Worth knowing
Its enzymes and fibre make it cloudy — clarify it with pectinase and a little agar, or let milk-washing take the haze out.

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