Take it slow.In a hurry? Don't take a pomegranate pomegranate (pŏm`grănĭt, pŏm`ə–), handsome deciduous and somewhat thorny large shrub or small tree (Punica granatum . You need time for the ancient fruit, which is in season from September through January. Split open the purplish-red rind and you'll find a mass of seeds embedded in a spongy spongy /spon·gy/ (spun´je) of a spongelike appearance or texture. spong·y adj. Resembling a sponge in appearance, elasticity, or porosity. white membrane. Only by bursting the tiny bubble of liquid around each seed with your teeth de you get a squirt of sweet-tart juice. Whether you spit out Verb 1. spit out - spit up in an explosive manner splutter, sputter cough out, cough up, expectorate, spit up, spit out - discharge (phlegm or sputum) from the lungs and out of the mouth 2. or swallow the seeds, it takes time to eat. On the other hand, when you just want something to nosh on, a 100-calorie (potassium-rich) pomegranate that takes half an hour to munch through is a good thing. (If you don't have time, check your supermarket's produce section for small plastic tubs of fresh pomegranate seeds.) Of course, you can also sprinkle the seeds over your salad or mix them with couscous cous·cous n. 1. A pasta of North African origin made of crushed and steamed semolina. 2. A North African dish consisting of pasta steamed with a meat and vegetable stew. and dried fruit (apricots, raisins, currants) and nuts. Or team them up with chopped oranges, red onion, garlic, and lime juice to spice up your seafood. It's too early to know if pomegranate can reduce the risk of heart disease or cancer (see "Super Fruit, Nov. 2006, p. 11). If it does, you might be better off with a glass of 100% pomegranate juice Pomegranate juice is a juice made from the pomegranate fruit. Culinary use Pomegranate juice is enjoyed as a drink in the Middle East. It is also used as an ingredient in the Persian dishes fesenjan and ash-e anar. than the seeds in one fruit. But if you just want something exquisite to keep your taste buds grinning, give a pomegranate ago. www.pomegranates.org |
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