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Pomegranates

leekohler

leekohler

macrumors G5
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Dec 22, 2004
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Chicago, Illinois
Ok- one of life's great joys for me is eating pomegranates. They are truly one of the most amazing foods ever. I usually eat at least one a day. I'm completely addicted.

But it occurred to me that there seems to be no term for preparing a pomegranate. You can "husk" corn and "snap" peas. What is it called when you remove the seeds from a pomegranate?
 

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leekohler said:
What is it called when you remove the seeds from a pomegranate?
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Er. Scooping? I have never eaten a pomegranate in my life; they're not that common in UK supermarkets and I don't remember seeing them in New Zealand. But I bet you've never had a yummy tamarillo, which is equally seedy and pulpy. :)
 
Tamarillos are different. You can eat the pulp of them as well as the seeds.

With Pomegranates, all you eat are the fruit-covered seeds. A very weird fruit IMO.


Maybe I'll pick up a couple at the Farmer's Market today.....
 
BV, Waitrose usually have them when they're in season although I confess I find it easier to buy them ready-prepared after a bad experience with a favourite white t-shirt, a 'blunt' spoon and a pomegranate.

um... how about depearl if we're going for something descriptive?
 
yeah, I would go for "scooping up" a pomegranate too.
there is a fruit similar to pomegranates(it's called Granadilla, very hard to get up here in Canada) and I use "scooping up" when i am trying to explain what I am doing. lol hmm Tamarillo, i love Tamarillo juice, haven't had it for over 3 years since i last went back to Colombia.
 
Applespider said:
BV, Waitrose usually have them when they're in season although I confess I find it easier to buy them ready-prepared after a bad experience with a favourite white t-shirt, a 'blunt' spoon and a pomegranate.
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Which according to Wikipedia is about now. I'll take a look but am usually wary of difficult fruits that need care in their preparation... unlike bananas, for instance. :D
 
Blue Velvet said:
Er. Scooping? I have never eaten a pomegranate in my life; they're not that common in UK supermarkets and I don't remember seeing them in New Zealand. But I bet you've never had a yummy tamarillo, which is equally seedy and pulpy. :)
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Well, I'll have to find me a tamarillo. :) They look a bit like figs.

You don't usually scoop anything out of a pomegranate. You kind tear them open and use your fingers to remove the good stuff. Spoons are not friendly to pomegranates.

Surely said:
Tamarillos are different. You can eat the pulp of them as well as the seeds.

With Pomegranates, all you eat are the fruit-covered seeds. A very weird fruit IMO.
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Yes, they are different, that's for sure. I like preparing them though. It's a very zen-like experience.
 
i think i read/saw somewhere that you should ... erm... "defrock" a pomegranate in a large bowl of cold water, you can just sort of brush the seeds off the pith with your hands and they sink to the bottom.

maybe have seen that done by Alton Brown, tho i am not sure.
 
shecky said:
i think i read/saw somewhere that you should ... erm... "defrock" a pomegranate in a large bowl of cold water, you can just sort of brush the seeds off the pith with your hands and they sink to the bottom.

maybe have seen that done by Alton Brown, tho i am not sure.
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Yeah, you can do that too. But I prefer to remove the seeds by hand. There always a couple bad ones and it's easier to spot them that way.
 
I've only had these a few times in my life. They were good but such a hassle to deal with.
 
leekohler said:
I like the "hassle". To me that's part of the fun of it.
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When I went shopping earlier today, they had like no good fruit. I passed the pomegranates three times but didn't buy any. Maybe next week.
 
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