Pineapples and Citrus Fruits
 

People, a pineapple is not a citrus fruit.

A MacDonalds ad was annoying me to the point where I actually wanted to scream at the radio "I know your clientele is probably mostly pretty dumb but really, what dickhead advertising exec would let an ad slip past that says "citrus fruits like orange and pineapple"?!!!!!!!11!111!!" It doesn't look or taste anything like a citrus fruit, dumbass. Of course I would never really do that. I just turn the radio off. Meekly.

So then I was giving that as an example of stupidity to my generally not-so-dumb friend who says "well aren't they"? No, of course not! "Well what are they then?" "well, they're in their own category, they're bromeliads...... "Well what else is in that group?" Not a lot, really......

To sum it up, she's still going to consider it a citrus fruit, despite knowing better. She also denies that pineapple goes with cheese, but I will reeducate her there....

So I googled to see how common a misconception that was and I was shocked. Horrified I tell you. It seems a squillion people think that pineapple is a citrus fruit and turn to the internet for confirmation when confronted with the TRUTH ABOUT PINEAPPLES. And there are a few people as horrified as I am that anyone could ever think that. It would be less shocking if people though pineapples were apples that grew on pine trees. really. But the "fact" that Pineapples are citrus fruits just seem to be one of those things that people accept.

So I want to know -assuming you now know and accept that pineapple is not a citrus fruit, did you ever think it was and where were you brought up? See, I'm wondering if it's a cultural thing. Like thinking maple syrup and bacon belong on the same plate.

I have never believed pineapple was a citrus fruit.
That's like asking when I decided I was heterosexual (actually I can answer that question)

But I didn't find out you could eat pineapple on pizza until I was 14.
I was aware that some people did before that of course, but I didn't actually believe it.

Working at Deep Pan Pizza was my road to Damascus experience.

I never really thought of them as a citrus fruit, but I can kind of see it.

Now you're an eatdant. The pineapple are just doing their jobs.

(OK OK I'll stop...sorry but I'm laughing my head off. Dont' hate me because I'm pitiful.)

I did think pineapple was citrus. I didn't think they were from the continental US but rather the Hawaiis and the like. What do I know from pineapple, except they're yum.

And maple syrup is ok with bacon, but better with sausage. :yum:

you see and this is what's weird, citrus grow here and pineapples don't. I'd find it easier to understand if it was just a case of lumping all foreign orange/yellow fruits together......

You can remember this by thinking "citrus...it ends in the U.S."

:p:

I never really thought about it.

Seriously only a tard would think they are citrus. Sure, they're slightly acidic, but that doesn't make them citrus otherwise vinegar would be a citrus and so would some tomatoes.

FFS, What the fuck happened to no child left behind? I thought we were supposed to educate people here.

you totally should be a teacher. You'd have great fun teaching the kids all sorts of stuff that you just made up. Especially words.

google it. see just how often that question has been asked. it's scary.

And now look, thanks to this thread we'll be inundated by teentards looking for the answer so we can do their fruity homework for them

The same people probably think eggs are dairy.

right. that's another one that's a little weird, but I sorta thought people knew they weren't dairy but were just kept in the dairy section because of the fridge thing. Maybe I assume too much.... I certainly consume too much....

I wonder if it's the bacon-eating vegetarians?

I voted "nothing alike - American" because pineapples are obviously not citrus and I never thought they were, but the flesh is a little similar in its fibrous juicyness and color. Like glatt, I can kind of see it.

I suspect it's more lumping acidic fruits together. Most acidic fruits people know are citrus - oranges, lemons, limes, grapefruit...

But you are correct. And I knew it. But I'd have had to look up the word bromeliad.