The Best Way to Open and Eat a Pomegranate
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As delicious as pomegranates are, an extraordinary fact about pomegranates is that they have thousands of years of history in medicine. It’s healthy, delicious, and tasty, with more than 100 phytochemicals. It even protects you from Alzheimer’s disease! When in season, you can find them sold in any grocery store.
I was fascinated with the fruit when I was first given one. But it was intimidating for me to figure out how to open it. I thought it would be difficult to open and eat it, but Dr. Brain shows us how to open and eat your hearty pomegranate with simple kitchen utensils like two plates, a knife, and a spoon!
Materials:
- Pomegranate
- Two slightly hollowed plates
- Knife
- Spoon
Instructions
Prepare your freshly ripe pomegranates.
On one plate, carefully cut off the head of your pomegranate until the berries are visible.
As you see the berries in sections, slice the sectioning areas vertically.
In the center of the cut-off head, slice off the seed and place it on the other plate for future use. Great for gardening!
Now, with your bare hands, gently open the pomegranate in its sections.
With your spoon in your dominant hand and the other hand turning over the pomegranate all over the place, tap the bottom end of your pomegranate with the back part of your spoon to remove the berries. The berries will simply fall off like drops of rain. Tap until all the berries come off.
Lastly, enjoy every bite, make it into a shake, or make some pomegranate cookies. What makes pomegranates amazing is that the possibilities are literally endless. So maybe it’s time to get on with your healthy lifestyle and make them your daily staple after meals now that you know how to peel them!
