How to Eat a Pomegranate

They're deliciously tricky. Puzzling, even, with their tough skins and all those little red seeds. But splitting one open and getting all that fruit is actually pretty easy. Here's how to do it.

STEP ONE

Find yourself a Pomegranate. If it's an organic one from your local CSA, all the better. But any will do.

STEP TWO

Begin by cutting off the top part of the fruit, called the crown.

I am fast, like a ninja.

STEP THREE

Slice the skin into segments. When you finish it should look something like this:

STEP FOUR
Soak the pomegranate in a bowl of water for a few minutes. How many? Let's say ten. That should do.

STEP FIVE
Break up the fruit in the bowl, you'll notice that the fruit sinks to the bottom while the rind floats up to the top.

STEP SIX
Once the fruit and rind are separated, you can skim the rind off of the top of the water. You can agitate the water to help get everything split up.

STEP SEVEN
Strain and drain, dude.

STEP EIGHT
Eat it. Or juice it. Whatever you'd like. I like it with a little yogurt. You may not.

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