Pomegranates - how do you eat them?

mysweetpeasWil&Wes wrote: Settle something DH and I recently argued about....Do you eat the whole seed of a pomegranate? Or do you just eat the red fruit part around the seed and then spit out the hard white part? I made fresh cranberry sauce the other day and mixed some pomegranate seeds in it. I loved the crunch and the tartness, but DH hated biting into the seeds. I told him you eat it whole, he disagrees. He said it's like eating sunflower seeds, you put it in your mouth, take off the part you eat, then spit out the rest. I have never heard of this. I served Pom martinis at my Bunko party last Friday and had the seeds floating at the bottom. All the girls ate them whole, but DH still thinks he's right!!

What do you do? If you have never tried a pomegranate before, try it....They are SO good for you! Major antioxidants.

PrairieMom replied: This will totally settle the argument for you.

http://homecooking.about.com/od/cookingfaq...aqpomeseeds.htm

Kaitlin'smom replied:
good one Tara

luvbug00 replied: I vote eat. I have never spit them out.

mysweetpeasWil&Wes replied: "The option to eat or discard the seeds is yours." Taken from the link! Very smart Tara! But I'm sure my DH will still think his way is the right way.

PrairieMom replied:
Whatever. Like you can argue with the internet. Its RIGHT THERE in technicolor.

cameragirl21 replied: I've never eaten the seeds, I just spit them out. And I've found pomegranates to be a very messy fruit to eat.
For those who eat them, do you chew them or just swallow them? Do you suck on the little fruit sac and then swallow the seed or what?
It never occurred to me that you could eat the seeds but maybe I've been missing out....

CantWait replied: I eat the seeds, grew up doing so, and yes I chew them. I'm sure that's where some of the nutrients come in as well, I think of it more like a nut (even though I know it's not) lol Yummmmm I wish they had fresh ones here.

MoonMama replied:
Yep same here. I LOVE pomegranates!

gr33n3y3z replied: eat the whole thing yummmm

Oh yeah Jennifer I chew the seeds

luvmykids replied: We eat the seeds

luvbug00 replied: chew the seeds...ummmm i want one now darn it!

msoulz replied: I figure if you have to ask how to eat it, forget about it and find something easier!!

Hillbilly Housewife replied: that said, have any of you ever tried dragon fruit? Yuuuuuuummmmmmm!

jacobsmama replied:
Same here!

Cece00 replied: You eat the whole seed.

MoonMama replied:
You know my mom was just telling me about them the other day. I haven't ever tried one, but will. What are they like?

DillsMommy replied: I've never had a pomegranate. Are they sweet?

Brias3 replied: We eat the whole seeds here! The kids love pomegranates, but they are such a pain to cut up and serve!

mysweetpeasWil&Wes replied:
Mmm, sortof, But more on the tangy sweet side.

I cut them in quarters like you would an orange and then bend each corner (like you would an orange wedge) so the seeds fan out and then they almost just fall out.

Hillbilly Housewife replied:
depends on the cross... buy mostly like the texture of kiwi and taste of.. somewhere between kiwi, apple and pear... it's pretty odd. They're neat, though. The types I had were white with black seeds, and pink with black seeds. You eat the seeds. I cut it in half and eat it with a spoon.