Comments on: Pomegranate http://www.bloglander.com/cheapeats/2005/10/11/pomegranate/ Cheap Eats Tue, 10 May 2011 03:14:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Matt D. http://www.bloglander.com/cheapeats/2005/10/11/pomegranate/comment-page-2/#comment-7687 Matt D. Fri, 08 Dec 2006 01:50:20 +0000 http://www.bloglander.com/cheapeats/?p=104#comment-7687 A neat trich is to sperate the shell and pith in a bowl of water- the fruit and seeds will sink, and the peel and pith will float to the top. A neat trich is to sperate the shell and pith in a bowl of water- the fruit and seeds will sink, and the peel and pith will float to the top.

]]> By: Shuvanis http://www.bloglander.com/cheapeats/2005/10/11/pomegranate/comment-page-2/#comment-7614 Shuvanis Wed, 06 Dec 2006 03:08:42 +0000 http://www.bloglander.com/cheapeats/?p=104#comment-7614 I bought a couple pomegranates a couple weeks ago -- then forgot about them. So tonight I remembered them and went looking on how to prepare and eat them. Ok, I did it all with my hands -- including eat them! Yesh, kinda messy. But I have discovered I love the taste. I will definitely get more of these. I might even share with the kids. I bought a couple pomegranates a couple weeks ago — then forgot about them. So tonight I remembered them and went looking on how to prepare and eat them. Ok, I did it all with my hands — including eat them! Yesh, kinda messy. But I have discovered I love the taste. I will definitely get more of these. I might even share with the kids.

]]> By: cindy http://www.bloglander.com/cheapeats/2005/10/11/pomegranate/comment-page-2/#comment-7571 cindy Mon, 04 Dec 2006 18:21:36 +0000 http://www.bloglander.com/cheapeats/?p=104#comment-7571 The easiest way I've found to eat a pomegranate is to first roll it on a tabletop and you can hear the seeds popping inside. This is releasing all the juice from the seed pods. When you have crunched it so you don't hear any more popping, take a knife and just slightly pierce the skin. Be sure to hold the pomegranate over a bowl because juice will start squirting out. Just squeeze as much juice as you can get out and drink it right from the bowl. Then just cut the fruit into halves and scoop out the rest of the pods and either eat them from a spoon or put them in a press to get the rest of the juice. Delicious. The easiest way I’ve found to eat a pomegranate is to first roll it on a tabletop and you can hear the seeds popping inside. This is releasing all the juice from the seed pods. When you have crunched it so you don’t hear any more popping, take a knife and just slightly pierce the skin. Be sure to hold the pomegranate over a bowl because juice will start squirting out. Just squeeze as much juice as you can get out and drink it right from the bowl. Then just cut the fruit into halves and scoop out the rest of the pods and either eat them from a spoon or put them in a press to get the rest of the juice. Delicious.

]]> By: Idin D http://www.bloglander.com/cheapeats/2005/10/11/pomegranate/comment-page-2/#comment-7552 Idin D Mon, 04 Dec 2006 02:01:29 +0000 http://www.bloglander.com/cheapeats/?p=104#comment-7552 Seems like you got a bad batch, they are not supposes to be bitter, just a tad sweet with a bit of a tang. Also try adding salt to plain pomegranate seeds as long as they're not too sweet. (Yummy!) http://thedeeb.com/DSC_0172.JPG http://thedeeb.com/DSC_0173.JPG Took me about 3 hours to fill the whole bowl, but they sell the seeded at Costco, but it will cost you an arm and a leg :-/ P.S. Be a (wo?)man and eat the whole thing ;) Seems like you got a bad batch, they are not supposes to be bitter, just a tad sweet with a bit of a tang. Also try adding salt to plain pomegranate seeds as long as they’re not too sweet. (Yummy!)

http://thedeeb.com/DSC_0172.JPG
http://thedeeb.com/DSC_0173.JPG

Took me about 3 hours to fill the whole bowl, but they sell the seeded at Costco, but it will cost you an arm and a leg :-/

P.S. Be a (wo?)man and eat the whole thing ;)

]]> By: Anita http://www.bloglander.com/cheapeats/2005/10/11/pomegranate/comment-page-2/#comment-7527 Anita Sun, 03 Dec 2006 10:34:25 +0000 http://www.bloglander.com/cheapeats/?p=104#comment-7527 I just love pomegranates and I eat the whole seed....I don't find the seeds bitter, they taste kind of nutty to me. Yes, there are some that will be super tart, some sweet and tart, but if you can get the ones that are sweet, you have hit the jackpot. One time, I bought 4 big ones and the first one that I opened was all black. That was not a pleasant experience and I had hoped that the rest wasn't going to be the same way. They weren't, which was a great relief because I would have taken them back to the store. I always go back and buy them over and over until they are gone. Every year I can hardly wait for them to return to the stores. I just love pomegranates and I eat the whole seed….I don’t find the seeds bitter, they taste kind of nutty to me. Yes, there are some that will be super tart, some sweet and tart, but if you can get the ones that are sweet, you have hit the jackpot. One time, I bought 4 big ones and the first one that I opened was all black. That was not a pleasant experience and I had hoped that the rest wasn’t going to be the same way. They weren’t, which was a great relief because I would have taken them back to the store. I always go back and buy them over and over until they are gone. Every year I can hardly wait for them to return to the stores.

]]> By: royboy http://www.bloglander.com/cheapeats/2005/10/11/pomegranate/comment-page-2/#comment-7397 royboy Wed, 29 Nov 2006 21:50:17 +0000 http://www.bloglander.com/cheapeats/?p=104#comment-7397 Pomegranate sour? mine are supersweet, you got a bad batch sir or ma'am Pomegranate sour? mine are supersweet, you got a bad batch sir or ma’am

]]> By: Leslie http://www.bloglander.com/cheapeats/2005/10/11/pomegranate/comment-page-2/#comment-6979 Leslie Sat, 25 Nov 2006 17:55:30 +0000 http://www.bloglander.com/cheapeats/?p=104#comment-6979 Hi all, someone suggested during Thanksgiving dinner that I just put a whole pomegranate in the blender. I was intrigued. I wasn't sure though since I don't think he'd tried it himself. I did it, but I'm going to try it again without the peel, because the result was extremely bitter since it included all the peel and membranes (I'd only cut off the flower/pollen part at one end. I wonder if mine was just in the fridge too long (a few weeks). I knew it'd be a little bitter but I thought that mixing it with 3 bananas, and over a cup each of frozen blueberries & blackberries would cancel that out. There is still a bit of bitterness, but tolerable. The seeds were chopped up really well - the bits that are still intact MAY be from the blackberries, so may skip them next time to find out, though they're at the top of the Berkeley Wellness Letter's antioxidant list I believe (November 2006 issue?). I was looking for a much cheaper way to get pomegranate juice than buying it pre-juiced - pomegranate juice is said to be very heart-and-blood-vessel protective - remember that study last year or so? I will keep trying because this way you can have the fiber from the seeds without having to chew on them. OH, and we are using what I made, just mixing it with some milk or apple juice first, and bitterness basically non-detectable. The pomegranate blend is probably extremely healthful so I'll continue with my experiments. That biblical blend stuff (what's the name, has juices of foods mentioned in the Bible...? )that is toted by some guy looks wonderful with it's concentrated resveratrol, pomegranate, aloe, etc. etc. but $40 a bottle I think?? I'm a do-it-yourselfer :) Anyone else tried blending a pomegranate in part or in its entirety?? If so, does leaving its skin out of the blender keep it from being nearly so bitter? Hi all, someone suggested during Thanksgiving dinner that I just put a whole pomegranate in the blender. I was intrigued. I wasn’t sure though since I don’t think he’d tried it himself. I did it, but I’m going to try it again without the peel, because the result was extremely bitter since it included all the peel and membranes (I’d only cut off the flower/pollen part at one end. I wonder if mine was just in the fridge too long (a few weeks). I knew it’d be a little bitter but I thought that mixing it with 3 bananas, and over a cup each of frozen blueberries & blackberries would cancel that out. There is still a bit of bitterness, but tolerable. The seeds were chopped up really well – the bits that are still intact MAY be from the blackberries, so may skip them next time to find out, though they’re at the top of the Berkeley Wellness Letter’s antioxidant list I believe (November 2006 issue?). I was looking for a much cheaper way to get pomegranate juice than buying it pre-juiced – pomegranate juice is said to be very heart-and-blood-vessel protective – remember that study last year or so? I will keep trying because this way you can have the fiber from the seeds without having to chew on them. OH, and we are using what I made, just mixing it with some milk or apple juice first, and bitterness basically non-detectable. The pomegranate blend is probably extremely healthful so I’ll continue with my experiments. That biblical blend stuff (what’s the name, has juices of foods mentioned in the Bible…? )that is toted by some guy looks wonderful with it’s concentrated resveratrol, pomegranate, aloe, etc. etc. but $40 a bottle I think?? I’m a do-it-yourselfer :) Anyone else tried blending a pomegranate in part or in its entirety?? If so, does leaving its skin out of the blender keep it from being nearly so bitter?

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