• 54 - When Pineapples Were Status Symbols

  • May 24 2024
  • Length: 15 mins
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54 - When Pineapples Were Status Symbols

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  • For the majority of history they were considered the ultimate delicacy by European nobility who just couldn’t get enough of them. From snack to status symbol, the pineapple has graced many a King and Queens palace courts, while outside of them they took on a mythical quality akin to some sort of precious jewel.

    Today, we’ll track the pineapples voyage across the seas and into the history books as it became synonymous with the very peak of royal de rigeour.

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    Sources for this episode's research:
    • https://www.thedailymeal.com/1233796/in-the-1700s-pineapples-were-wildly-expensive-symbols-of-prosperity/
    • https://www.britannica.com/plant/pineapple
    • https://www.bimstore.co/resources/10-facts-about-pineapples
    • https://www.tastesofhistory.co.uk/post/a-brief-history-of-foods-pineapple
    • https://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2018/04/25/the-strange-history-of-the-king-pine/
    • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p3-uKgiyE3Y
    • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pineapple#:~:text=Precolonial%20cultivation,-The%20wild%20plant&text=By%20the%20late%201400s%2C%20cropped,it%20into%20India%20by%201550.


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