Pomegranate

Score and tap

1. 1

   Cut a shallow cone around the crown and lift it off.

2. 2

   Score the skin from top to bottom along the ridges (usually 5–6), only through the skin.

3. 3

   Pull the sections apart.

4. 4

   Hold each section seeds-down over a bowl and tap the back firmly with a wooden spoon so the arils fall out.

Under water

1. 1

   Break the scored sections apart in a bowl of water.

2. 2

   Ease the arils out with your fingers; they sink and the white pith floats.

3. 3

   Skim off the pith and drain.

Tips

• Wear an apron — the juice stains.

Use it in

• Fresh pomegranate juice
• Chiles en nogada
• Fruit chaat