I am a curious girl, full of curiosity about everything around me.
I like eating pineapples very much. My mother often buys them for me to eat. Whenever she cuts a pineapple, she always soaks it in salt water for a while. I was very curious, so I asked my mother, "Why is this?" My mother smiled and said, "Pineapples soaked in salt water are more delicious!" As for why they taste better, my mother couldn't explain why.
So, I did a small experiment to know the difference between salted pineapple and ordinary pineapple. I first divided the cut pineapple into two parts, soaked one part in salt water, and put the other part in a plate with clean water. After a while, I picked up the pineapple in the water and ate it, but as soon as I bit it, it felt sour and astringent, and my tongue was numb. After that, I tasted the pineapple soaked in salt water. It tasted sweet and delicious. I read "One Hundred Thousand Whys" and learned the answer from it. It turns out that in order to facilitate long-distance transportation, fruit farmers often picked unripe pineapples. The pineapple at this time contains a lot of organic acid, and the sour taste will be more than the sweet taste. It contains a substance called bromelain, which breaks down protein and has an irritating effect on the oral mucosa and lips, making people feel tingling and numbing in the mouth.
In order to prevent the mouth from numbing, people often soak it in water. Because salt water has an inhibitory effect on pineapple enzyme. Pineapple soaked in salt water tastes sweet and delicious, and you will never get tired of eating it.
Oh, that’s it, I finally understand this truth. There are often many mysteries around us. As long as we explore carefully, we will make many new discoveries!
