Unlike what I believed, pineapple is not a single fruit but a cluster of up to 200 fruitlets which is called a sorosis, said chef Sanjeev Kapoor in his blog while sharing the right way to pick a ripe pineapple.
He advised going through the following steps before picking one:
While buying a pineapple, always choose a fruit that is heavy for its size. "The only difference between a large and small pineapple is its size, since there is usually no difference in quality," he noted.
Remember, the fruit should not have any soft spots, bruises, mould or darkened eyes- all of which are signs that the fruit is not fresh. "A ripe pineaaple of good quality has a dull, solid sound whereas a poor quality of the fruit will have a hollow thud," he said.
"It stops ripening once it is picked, so choose a fruit which has a sweet and fragrant smell at the stem end," he said.
He also shared that ripe pineapples spoil fast at the room temperature. "At the same time, they are chill sensitive and cannot be stored in a refrigerator for a long time. Hence they should be used up as early as possible," he mentioned.