Are you mystified by what to do with a pomegranate? Now POM Wonderful, the same folks who sell pomegranate juice in hourglass-shaped bottles are now selling packs that just include the arils (the little seeds you eat). POM Wonderful has gone a long way toward making pomegranate juice more popular but the arils might be a bit trickier. The Chicago Sun-Times reports that an eight ounce plastic container will retail for $5.99. I've never thought of the pomegranate as a particularly difficult fruit to figure out although they do stain the fingers a bit. What's more challenging is finding stuff to do with them. I often sprinkle them on top of salads and they are also good in pilafs.My favorite pomegranate-related food, however, uses something Nick mentioned recently, pomegranate molasses. Muhammara is a dip that includes, among other things, breadcrumbs, walnuts, red peppers and pomegranate molasses. Oh how I miss Eastern Lamejun Bakers back in Belmont, Massachusetts where I used to get my fix of muhammara, stuffed grape leaves and fresh pita. Luckily I now live very near several Armenian specialty stores in Los Angeles.
9-28-2005 @1:08PM Finished.Law.School said... I've been eating pomegranates since I was little. I love these things. Just eat everything except the skin and the white flesh on the inside.
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9-28-2005 @1:49PM ~J~ said... When I was younger, my mother use to give me a pomegranate and a pin to stab the pips. Use to keep me quiet for hours.
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