I bought 2 from the store last week and when I cut into them, all the fruit was brown and rotten. How do you know which pomegranate to pick at the grocery store?
I bought 2 from the store last week and when I cut into them, all the fruit was brown and rotten. How do you know which pomegranate to pick at the grocery store?
i get mine straight off the trees, but some advice is make sure the skins smooth and shiny and firm. if the pomegranate is soft to the touch dont buy it as it will be mushy inside. try and give a tug on the skin (from the stem area). it should be tough and hard to pull as its leathery. inside you should find hard delicious seed like bits and they are fantastic, but stain clothes horribly
If it has a bumpy surface it is overripe. Try to find smooth red ones. check the flower end of it too. If the flower end is droopy rather than open like a star shape this can mean it’s too ripe also.
open them, or live with it
the purple ones
Make sure the skin looks smooth and not wrinkled. Pick one that is firm and not mushy. Also pay attention to the stem to make sure that it looks good. I love those things!