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by sebastiennight 348 days ago
Unless you're marinating your meat with pineapple, in which case it can end badly...

The day I learned that the acidic feel of pineapples comes from it actually digesting you instead of the opposite is the day I stopped using them.

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Yeah, I use pear to marinate thinly sliced beef (my variant of bulgogi). I wouldn't let that marinate overnight either. An hour or so is enough. Too much pear for too long and the meat becomes so soft it almost falls apart.
> The day I learned that the acidic feel of pineapples comes from it actually digesting you instead of the opposite is the day I stopped using them.

Wait, what?

News to me too. Pineapple contains an enzyme that breaks down proteins:

https://www.thespruceeats.com/flesh-eating-enzymes-of-pineap...