We usually just kind of guess ... but generally I look for a big one that's fairly firm and a rich deep red color. Don't get one if it's squishy, brown, or bruised looking: overripe! And if it's kinda pink, then it's not ripe enough. :P
Also, a pomegranate starts out round but as it reaches max juice content the sides kind of flatten out and it looks a bit more square, which is a good thing.
Hope that helps and you find a good one! They're one of my favorites. :)
We bought a pomegranate last week! I think that part of it was overripe though. Do you know how to tell if they're ripe?
ReplyDeleteWe usually just kind of guess ... but generally I look for a big one that's fairly firm and a rich deep red color. Don't get one if it's squishy, brown, or bruised looking: overripe! And if it's kinda pink, then it's not ripe enough. :P
DeleteAlso, a pomegranate starts out round but as it reaches max juice content the sides kind of flatten out and it looks a bit more square, which is a good thing.
Hope that helps and you find a good one! They're one of my favorites. :)
Wow, it was so hard figuring out what it was without reading your text. But I love it, pomegranates are SO delicious!
ReplyDeleteI've never felt more like an archaeologist than when I'm gasping over preserved, edible rubies never before delivered out of their fleshy wrappings.
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