# Pomegranates! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 22, 2004, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pomegranates/270654 "2004-10-22T19:41:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Alan\_Smithee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/2acd7d/32.png) [@Alan\_Smithee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alan_Smithee)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2004, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pomegranates/270654/1 "2004-10-22T19:41:58Z")
I stopped by Whole Foods last night after my class, and what greeted me at the entrance but an enormous mound of pomeranates, 2 for $3! So delicious! So much fun! I discovered today that you can eat the pips whole, seeds and all, instead of straining out the juice with your teeth, the way I was taught. The seeds aren’t as bitter and astringent as I’d thought, and it’s so much less work without all the spitting. (No vulgar comments please. Well…only if you must.) I should probably download some of the recipes from the [good folks at the Pomegranate Council](http://www.pomegranates.org/), who provided that information, and learn to cook with them, especially since I have that get-together tomorrow with some Doper pals (Hi **That\_Darn\_Cat, Blue Kangaroo, Moi**!) but that would involve buying more pomegranates. Mine are all gone! I must have condemned myself to two hundred months in Hell, but it was worth it. ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2004, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pomegranates/270654/2 "2004-10-22T19:44:23Z")
Oh, I always eat all the seeds. I have a ritual. I always peel them and pick every seed out and deposit it in a bowl. Then I eat them all with a spoon. Oh man, my mouth’s watering. I wasn’t going to make a vulgar comment, but since you brought it up yourself… I see you swallow. ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2004, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pomegranates/270654/3 "2004-10-22T19:47:18Z")
I love pomegranates! I never even knew spitting was an option! ---
**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2004, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pomegranates/270654/4 "2004-10-22T19:48:11Z")
Pomegranit is the tasties fruit I’ve ever had. So guess how many I’ve had in my whole life. one ---
**Author:** ![wolfman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a8b319/32.png) [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2004, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pomegranates/270654/5 "2004-10-22T21:10:27Z")
Spitting the seeds is one of the good parts. They are they perfect size, shape and density to get some serious distance. ---
**Author:** ![Batsinma\_Belfry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ea5d25/32.png) [@Batsinma\_Belfry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Batsinma_Belfry)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2004, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pomegranates/270654/6 "2004-10-22T22:01:40Z")
What do they taste like? They’re rare around here, but I saw them at the store this week and was tempted. ---
**Author:** ![MysteryFellow63427](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a88e4f/32.png) [@MysteryFellow63427](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MysteryFellow63427)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2004, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pomegranates/270654/7 "2004-10-22T22:02:13Z")
Oh sure, pomegranates taste great… until you end up _ **IN HELL** _ from eating one! ---
**Author:** ![Ogre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ecb155/32.png) [@Ogre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ogre)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2004, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pomegranates/270654/8 "2004-10-22T22:03:39Z")
Six seeds. Six seeds, _and no more_, or else you are seriously screwed. ---
**Author:** ![levdrakon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@levdrakon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/levdrakon)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2004, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pomegranates/270654/9 "2004-10-22T22:27:31Z")
I just bought one too! Guess they’re in season. Someday I want to live somewhere I can grow my own pomegranate tree. ---
**Author:** ![Giraffe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/giraffe/32/129_2.png) [@Giraffe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giraffe)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2004, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pomegranates/270654/10 "2004-10-22T22:32:26Z")
> [@neuroman](#): > > Oh sure, pomegranates taste great… until you end up _ **IN HELL** _ from eating one! Hell’s not so bad. At least they have pomegranates… ---
**Author:** ![Ghanima](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Ghanima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ghanima)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2004, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pomegranates/270654/11 "2004-10-22T22:49:41Z")
Handy pomegranate tip: Peel and separate the flesh from the seeds in a big bowl of water. The pulp floats, the seeds sink. Makes it very easy. Pomegranate juice tastes a bit like cherry juice, I guess. But maybe a bit more bitter. I love pomegranates. ---
**Author:** ![ioioio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ioioio/32/316_2.png) [@ioioio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ioioio)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2004, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pomegranates/270654/12 "2004-10-23T00:14:08Z")
How do I pick a good one? I got adventurous this year and bought my first one at WalMart – I wasn’t impressed. I’m guessing this was more a problem with WalMart than with the noble pomegranate. ---
**Author:** ![legion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/838e76/32.png) [@legion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/legion)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2004, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pomegranates/270654/13 "2004-10-23T00:25:19Z")
> [@Alan Smithee](#): > > …I discovered today that you can eat the pips whole, seeds and all, instead of straining out the juice with your teeth, the way I was taught. The seeds aren’t as bitter and astringent as I’d thought, and it’s so much less work without all the spitting. (No vulgar comments please. Well…only if you must.) . Oh I must. 🙂 Never, ever, eat pips or seeds as the pitfalls :rolleyes: can be horrendous. There was a young man from Leeds Who swallowed a packet of seeds Blades of grass grew from his arse And his balls were covered in weeds ---
**Author:** ![Ferret\_Herder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e47774/32.png) [@Ferret\_Herder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferret_Herder)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2004, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pomegranates/270654/14 "2004-10-23T00:50:46Z")
> [@hillbilly queen](#): > > What do they taste like? They’re rare around here, but I saw them at the store this week and was tempted. Kind of raspberry-ish, but with more of a citrus or tart edge to it. Plus they’re just so beautiful. ---
**Author:** ![levdrakon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@levdrakon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/levdrakon)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2004, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pomegranates/270654/15 "2004-10-23T05:10:01Z")
Maybe a bit cranberry juice-ish, but even better. ---
**Author:** ![Hunter\_Hawk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/50afbb/32.png) [@Hunter\_Hawk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hunter_Hawk)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2004, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pomegranates/270654/16 "2004-10-23T05:23:49Z")
You might also be interested in [this pomegranate juice](http://www.pomwonderful.com/index.asp). It’s expensive but really good. ---
**Author:** ![Ephemera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8baadc/32.png) [@Ephemera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ephemera)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2004, 8:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pomegranates/270654/17 "2004-10-23T08:41:45Z")
I’m drinking a pomegranate at the moment. I bought one earlier today and tried splitting it apart to get at the seeds like you would normally do but this fruit didn’t want to comply so, thinking quickly and refusing to get up 'cause I’m lazy, I just pushed in a hole, put the cavity to my lips, and then sucked on it while squeezing all the juice out of the seeds. It’s kind of fun, actually. And cathartic too – they make a very satisfying crunch as you squeeze harder and harder. ---
**Author:** ![rinni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f6c823/32.png) [@rinni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rinni)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2004, 10:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pomegranates/270654/18 "2004-10-23T10:09:43Z")
Good time for me to see this thread - I had my very first pomegranate yesterday and couldn’t help but think, “Hey, I wish I had an infinite mound of these.” I discovered that I liked to squeeze every individual piece of flesh in my mouth with my finger and my thumb, it causes a fun explosion of pomegranate juice. I love playing with food. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2004, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pomegranates/270654/19 "2004-10-23T13:43:05Z")
> [@Hunter Hawk](#): > > You might also be interested in [this pomegranate juice](http://www.pomwonderful.com/index.asp). It’s expensive but really good. I’ve had that stuff. It’s dangerously, addictively delicious!