Pomegranate. Somehow I’d lived my whole life never having eaten one. Now I’m hooked. I have two in my fridge now; I ate one this afternoon. I love the tiny pearls of tangy sweet juice that explode on your tongue and teeth when you chew. The fibrous little beads make it a satisfying snack. I’m slightly in love. I wish they weren’t so expensive and were easier to de-seed. Otherwise, damn near perfect food.
New Favorite Fruit
October 20th, 2007 | Food and Drink
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How odd. I just posted an entry on my site on preparing a pomegranate, then checked FPB to see if it had posted there yet, where I saw this.
I guess they’re in season?
I have never eaten one….for some reason they look scary to me.
At the Farmer’s Market last weekend I had a seedless pomegranate. Changed my life. I almost felt a little bad eating it, like the poor pomegranate couldn’t put up a fight anymore.
*a seedless pomegranate*
Does not compute.
Pomegranates seem to be all the rage lately. I wonder why that is?
Well, I’m nothing if not a follower.
“I wonder why that is?”
Antioxidants.
I haven’t had one since my youth but I remember the God-awful red stains they leave behind on your fingers.
*a seedless pomegranate*
Does not compute.
Yeah, peculiar. It has the pleasing red balls of juicy delight, but does not have the bitter grape-seed-like thing at the center of each ball. It’s seedless in the same way that “seedless” watermelons are seedless–the seeds are still there, but they’re edible without making your face all Don Knotts-ey.
This is entirely more words than I ever imagined writing about pomegranates, seeds or the state of seedlessness in general.
I’ve eaten pomegranates before, but I think they’re a lot of labor for a little bit of fruit. But they are a pretty ‘luxurious’ food, so I can see why you’re enamored.
The correct way to eat a pomegranate is to slice it into manageable chunks and share it with a friend in the bathtub. Makes cleanup easier.
I’d say about 75 percent of a pomegranate’s charm comes from how absolutely beautiful the color of the fruit is once you crack it open and pick out the pulp.
Ah yes, I discovered the pomegranate last fall when I was back living with my parents. I bought one at Fresh Market, because the moms can afford such things. They are much more readily available now that I’m living in California.
The best way to cut down on “excavation” time is to score the fruit along the ridges. It makes eight sections. Cut out the top and then pull the fruit apart. Have a bowl with water, and put the fruit in the water when you remove the seeds. It prevents you from getting the staining juice everywhere and makes the seeds easier to remove.
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