Do you eat pomegranate seeds?

[sherbanator]

Do you eat the whole seed or just the delicious juice seed jacket?  

I eat the whole thing but co-worker today thought I was crazy for eating the little white seed.

[Deleted]

I was so confused about what to do that I stopped buying pomegranates.

[fuckyourcouch]

i eat the whole thing.

i really want some of the chocolate ones

[TrickyBob]

I haven't tried because I cannot get over all the little pods. If they were already out of the fruit and in a bowl in their little pods, I'd be okay. But the whole fruit + pods? No.

[karmasabiotch]

whole thing

[Deleted]

Whole seed.  Love me some pomegranate. 

[toepick]

Feb 7, 2013 16:26:14 GMT -5 TrickyBob said:

I haven't tried because I cannot get over all the little pods. If they were already out of the fruit and in a bowl in their little pods, I'd be okay. But the whole fruit + pods? No.

You know that trader joes sells just the seeds? You could put them in a bowl and eat away!

[papie]

How could you NOT eat the whole seed? Like you would suck on it and then spit it out? That is gross. I love pomegranates. You eat the whole seed. You buy them dark red and heavy so that the seeds are red and juicy.

[verycontrary247]

Whole seed.

I feel like trying to not eat the seed would take entirely too much work.

[emsumm]

Only the delicious part. And Papie, yup

[Deleted]

Whole seed.

[papie]

Feb 7, 2013 16:26:14 GMT -5 TrickyBob said:

I haven't tried because I cannot get over all the little pods. If they were already out of the fruit and in a bowl in their little pods, I'd be okay. But the whole fruit + pods? No.

They sell them like that, but it is ridiculously expensive. 

The trick is to cut a circle off the edge.  Then, slice along one of the natural divisions.  Separate in two pieces.  Then work your way separating and removing the white stuff.  When they are really ripe, they literally fall off the pod. 

[cinco]

The whole seed. I didn't know there was another way to do it!

[omeomi]

Just the juicy jacket part. I spit out the seeds.

[vampsterdam]

Whole seed.

The first time I tried it, I thought it was disgusting. I love it now. Maybe I had a bad pomegranate or something.

They're especially delicious in things like broccoli salad.

[mishap]

Whole seed.

[TrickyBob]

Feb 7, 2013 16:28:01 GMT -5 toepick said:

Feb 7, 2013 16:26:14 GMT -5 TrickyBob said:

I haven't tried because I cannot get over all the little pods. If they were already out of the fruit and in a bowl in their little pods, I'd be okay. But the whole fruit + pods? No.

You know that trader joes sells just the seeds? You could put them in a bowl and eat away!

The closest Trader Joes to me is in Pikesville, MD 103 miles away. 

But I'll try looking for them already seeded. 

[sherbanator]

They are getting mainstream. I get my seads at winco for $1.98 a package.

[EmilieMadison]

DH does not eat them. 
I used to eat them. But now I'm allergic to them, so it doesn't matter 

[sewpinkgal]

I tried eating the whole seed and it's just... ew.

[pantsparty]

I need pomegranate eating lessons. I had to stop eating them because I was ruining my clothes. REVEAL YOUR SECRETS, POMEGRANATE!

[papie]

Feb 7, 2013 16:36:22 GMT -5 sherbanator said:

They are getting mainstream. I get my seads at winco for $1.98 a package.

Yeah, but you get twice the amount of seeds in ONE pomegranate for like $1.50.  I am not paying more than double for already seeded. 

[auberge]

Just the juicy jackets and spit out the seeds. That is the reason I eat them alone.

[pedanticwench]

Pomegranates freak me out.

[Jalapeñomel]

They are so messy!

[whitemerlot]

whole seed. I'm not sure it's worth the mess though.

[AHappierHour]

I just get the yummy juice and spit the rest out.

[statlerwaldorf]

DH eats the whole seed. I can't eat them because I'm allergic to them. He found a YouTube video on a way to open them and submerse them in water that is supposed to be really easy.

[rex]

Whole Thing.

[anasara]

Feb 7, 2013 16:24:14 GMT -5 kevin arnold said:

The whole thing. I like the crunch.

The crunch makes me oddly happy.