Baby Ananas 1 St

This is a small pineapple, called ananas in both Hindi and German. It has a tough, spiky brown-yellow skin and firm, juicy, sweet-tart yellow flesh around a fibrous core.

It is eaten fresh on its own or in fruit salad, and in Indian cooking is sometimes cooked into a sweet-and-sour pineapple curry or a raita.

How to use

• Cut off the crown and base, then slice away the skin in strips, removing the small brown 'eyes' that remain.
• Quarter it lengthwise and cut out the tougher central core before slicing or cubing the rest.
• Keep at room temperature until it gives slightly when pressed, then refrigerate a cut piece and use within a few days.