pomogranates - the ultimate stocking stuffer

did you know that pomogranates used to be the fruit of choice for children to receive at christmas in their stocking because it was round and available only then? the roundness filled out the toe part of the stocking toe.

recently, i bought one because it had been such a long time since i had last eaten one at home. one hiccup? tita nilda's not around to open it for me and, let's face it, i'm lazy. but, i remembered seeing on jaime oliver how to open it "easily" so i thought i'd try it.

basically, use water as both your shield and your sieve. you open the pomogranate under water to avoid the bright red juice from popping onto your favourite white sweater (it doesn't come out) and as a way of making the more bitter white pith areas to float to the top while the heavy seeds fall to the bottom.

verdict: it really works!

while it still took a little while to open, i wasn't assulted by red stains every where and the explosion of tart juice in my mouth mixed with the crunch of the individual seeds, made it all worth it. definitely recommend it to anyone who's planning on enjoying promogranate, experienced opener or not!