# Confused about how to eat pomegranates! **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [October 28, 2005, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/confused-about-how-to-eat-pomegranates/328252 "2005-10-28T03:01:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![chaoticbear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f07891/32.png) [@chaoticbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chaoticbear)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2005, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/confused-about-how-to-eat-pomegranates/328252/1 "2005-10-28T03:01:18Z")
How do you eat these suckers? I bought one at Wal-Mart because I’ve never had them, but I don’t know how I’m supposed to eat it. ---
**Author:** ![jnglmassiv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f07891/32.png) [@jnglmassiv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jnglmassiv)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2005, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/confused-about-how-to-eat-pomegranates/328252/2 "2005-10-28T03:24:01Z")
Several methods discussed here: > **[I bought a pomegranate. What should I do with it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=285630)** > > The fruit was on sale and looked interesting. Any suggestions? I’ve tried a few of the seeds raw and I rather like the flavor so far. 🆒 I love 'em! Keep the juice away from white carpets and upholstery, though. ---
**Author:** ![Terminus\_Est](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terminus_est/32/3087_2.png) [@Terminus\_Est](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terminus_Est)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2005, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/confused-about-how-to-eat-pomegranates/328252/3 "2005-10-28T04:18:52Z")
Don’t eat the seeds! ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2005, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/confused-about-how-to-eat-pomegranates/328252/4 "2005-10-28T04:19:10Z")
Oh, and beware if any dark, brooding Hellenic-looking deities offer you any… ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2005, 5:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/confused-about-how-to-eat-pomegranates/328252/5 "2005-10-28T05:39:03Z")
> [@Terminus Est](#): > > Don’t eat the seeds! Uh…why not? I eat them all the time! ---
**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2005, 6:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/confused-about-how-to-eat-pomegranates/328252/6 "2005-10-28T06:48:44Z")
> [@Anaamika](#): > > Uh…why not? I eat them all the time! So do I! They give the strength of 1000 camels! ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2005, 11:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/confused-about-how-to-eat-pomegranates/328252/7 "2005-10-28T11:19:36Z")
> [@Anaamika](#): > > Uh…why not? I eat them all the time! Because if you do, you’re doomed to spend half the year in the Underworld as Queen of the Dead? ---
**Author:** ![saoirse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5daacb/32.png) [@saoirse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saoirse)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2005, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/confused-about-how-to-eat-pomegranates/328252/8 "2005-10-28T12:46:38Z")
> [@jayjay](#): > > Because if you do, you’re doomed to spend half the year in the Underworld as Queen of the Dead? But in this case, they were offered by Sam Walton so it follows that… **Don’t eat the seeds!** ---
**Author:** ![samclem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2005, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/confused-about-how-to-eat-pomegranates/328252/9 "2005-10-28T12:53:34Z")
Since this one has been done before(see link in post #2), let’s close this before it gets any shaggier. **samclem** GQ moderator