Plz to be instructing me on the proper pomegranate eating proceedure.

[tripperfunster]

So ... around once a year I have a craving for pomegranates, and every year I make an unholy mess of myself and surroundings.

I love the flavour, but dislike the ... woody texture of the inside of the seeds. I can eat a few no prob, but then get a bit overwhelmed at the build up of fiberous-ness and need to spit that part out. Sort of like sunflower seeds, but yanno, inside out.

Also? I can't seem to pull a few seeds/kernels out without sending at least twice as many flying out in different directions. I spend more time on my hands and knees searching for rogue seeds than i do actually EATING.

Today I ate it hunched over the sink, with the poise and grace of a zombie eating a particularly juicy brain.

Hints and tips and flat out crit welcome.

Comments

[demicus.livejournal.com]

You've come to the right place (for pom instruction, that is)! I too love the pomegranate, but the mess was getting me down (& leaving me cleaning like a mad woman after cleaning the darned things. Anywho, what you do is: 1) wash your pomegranate; 2) get a fairly deep bowl of water; 3) get a sharp knife; 4) cut the pomegranate into quarters under the water (yes, you will cut through a couple of the seeds & it'll look like you're bleeding out!); 5) still keeping your hands & the quartered poms under the water, remove the seeds by hand (it's not that difficult, really). 6) drain off the water, put into a pretty bowl & enjoy!
I spit out the fibrous parts too. Too much fiber is just too much!
Optional 7) figure out that it's just too much work & go eat an apple. *gigglesnort*

[tripperfunster.livejournal.com]

Thanks! It never occured to me to peel it under water! although ... Sam suggested below to just go and buy it already peeled. I had no idea you could do that!

[demicus.livejournal.com]

Sam makes a good point. Sadly though, the seeds for sale here always look wilted in their little plastic packages. I don't think enough people are buying them & they just end up sitting there. Maybe you'll find some fresh ones!