How to Open a Pomegranate
Place the pomegranate on top of a cutting board., Cut the top crown around the top of the pomegranate until you can pop it off like a lid., Slice the skin along the ridges of the pomegranate., Gently pull the pomegranate apart.
Step-by-Step Guide
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Step 1: Place the pomegranate on top of a cutting board.
Since pomegranate juice stains pretty much everything, you may want to protect your cutting board with a cloth and your hands with rubber gloves. -
Step 2: Cut the top crown around the top of the pomegranate until you can pop it off like a lid.
Remove it and dispose.
The fruit should be in a cone shape after your cutting (see video below). , The ridges are at the boundaries of the internal sections of the pomegranate
- you'll be able to see where they naturally lie.
You do not want to cut through and slice the seeds.
You only need to score the skin, so only cut through until you hit the white parts.
A set of sections radiate from the calyx (top or blossom end) and a second set from the stem end.
The two sets are divided by a ridge running around the pomegranate about two thirds of way down from the calyx. , It will fall into a star shape.
If you didn't slice the bottom, the individual slices will be attached at the center, like a flower.
You can then eat the pomegranate as is, or separate the arils first. -
Step 3: Slice the skin along the ridges of the pomegranate.
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Step 4: Gently pull the pomegranate apart.
Detailed Guide
Since pomegranate juice stains pretty much everything, you may want to protect your cutting board with a cloth and your hands with rubber gloves.
Remove it and dispose.
The fruit should be in a cone shape after your cutting (see video below). , The ridges are at the boundaries of the internal sections of the pomegranate
- you'll be able to see where they naturally lie.
You do not want to cut through and slice the seeds.
You only need to score the skin, so only cut through until you hit the white parts.
A set of sections radiate from the calyx (top or blossom end) and a second set from the stem end.
The two sets are divided by a ridge running around the pomegranate about two thirds of way down from the calyx. , It will fall into a star shape.
If you didn't slice the bottom, the individual slices will be attached at the center, like a flower.
You can then eat the pomegranate as is, or separate the arils first.
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