Ormoc Queen Pineapple — OFI Warehouse & City Market
year-round
The Queen Pineapple is a dwarf variety grown across 210+ hectares around Ormoc — too delicate and too sweet to can, which means it can only be eaten fresh, and the flesh has none of the acid bite of supermarket pineapple. The Ormoc Farmers Inc. (OFI) warehouse at 806 C. Aviles Street sells direct-from-farm fruit for as low as ₱8 per pineapple depending on grade, and the city market sells it whole, sliced, or as juice. Pineapple pie pasalubong goes to Lea's Pie or Mayong's. Local's tip: ignore the exterior — the skin looks prehistoric and thorny; press the base instead, and if it gives slightly and smells floral, it's at peak sweetness. One fruit shared between two people is the correct portion.
Going? The planner prices every way into Ormoc — planes, ferries and buses side by side.
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