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TheTechnician27 @lemmy.world

2d ago

I fucking love pomegranates.

And the pre-peeled containers for 4x the price are a ripoff

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cut off the top and bottom
on the bottom, look for the pith lines, usually 5 of them. Cut down from there all the way to the bottom, so that you have 5 slices. Remember your affirmations, you don’t have to be perfect even if everyone wants you to be. If you’re a pro you can not cut all the way through to the top and simply starfish it out
Take a slice and a wooden spoon. Beat the ever living daylights out of the back of the slice, the delicious rubies will go flying everywhere…hopefully into the bowl you put underneath where you’re thwacking. Or, if you don’t have an anger management disorder, just tap the backs gently, ymmv.
- I saw a friend do this and I was so impressed. Although she didn't beat the slices.
  Tangentially, the bowl of pomegranate seeds was for snacking on during a movie. I found it hilarious because it felt like it was middle class popcorn (I grew up super poor, and pomegranate was one of the many foods I didn't try until university)
- "And just beat the devil out of it."
  
  Devil gets beat up enough, I just prefer to beat my fruit.
- Good job, you've killed OP due to simple instructions. I hope you're happy.
- This is the answer, folks. I learned from an old 3 star michelin star chef, and chefs all have anger issues.
  
  Not all chefs. Some cover their anger issues with drug addiction.
That life hack didn't work for Persephone.
- There’s an interpretation that she did it in purpose to get away from her controlling mother. Kinda like that version.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5BExPRwPdAs
Pomegranate the easy way
- I mean I want there to be an easier way than “peel underwater” but every time I see a life hack that just rehashes that method, I’m glad to know I haven’t been wasting my time.
  
  I find this method easier and no water involved. To each their own though. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9U4X9uh-sZ4
  
  My pomegranate method is to cut the peel into quarters along the ~4 corners, and then I just bite into it and be okay with eating a lil bit of waxy stuff
- This is solid. Basically, peel them in a bowl and submerged in water
Crack them and then do the deseeding under water.
are pomegranates that unhealthy?
- No, pomegranates are actually very healthy. They're rich in polyphenols (a class of antioxidant), fiber, and a variety of micronutrients, and they have a low glycemic index.
  
  ...however when you eat 40 in one sitting
Full agreement. If they were of similar difficulty to an orange I'd be fucked
You need this lady to be your doctor.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cHhvEiYgkqA
Pom Power!

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