When growing its fruit the pineapple plant over 200 flowers in a variety of colours. The individual, scale-like fruits of these flowers then together to create the pineapple. Pineapple flesh and juice is used in cuisines throughout the world. It is often cooked, eaten or canned in its juices as chunks or cored slices. Most tropical countries pineapple on roadsides as a snack either whole or halved. Pineapple juice is also a popular tropical drink and it is the ingredient in some cocktails.