Strange fruit

[serenissima]

I've eaten fresh lychees, fresh jackfruit, star fruit, atis (cherimoya), and tamarind -- although not on a routine basis, to be sure. Now I'm eating a pomegranate for the first time. I've been digging out the seeds with a fork one by one -- guess I should have Googled for the proper technique before slicing the thing open.

Comments

[purrzah.livejournal.com]

I've had lychee (not really fresh, but either in jellies or cut up in bubble teas) and loved it, starfruit was good, and I LOVE pomegranate. For the latter, I don't know if I've ever learned a "right way" to eat it, but generally after forcing my way into the rind initially, I just kept tearing through it and picking the seeds out by hand.

*drools* Now I want one.

[ebony14.livejournal.com]

As purrzah said, I don't think there's a wrong way to eat a pomegranate, unless you bite into it like an apple. I found starfruit to be a bit bland, but not as bland as horned melon. I enjoy canned jackfruit, so I suspect that the fresh stuff is just as good. Tamarind doesn't do much for me, but I may not have gotten a good one.

[breimh.livejournal.com]

Oh, come on now... star fruit bland? Never! Besides, what did the star fruit do to you to insult it in such a way? };=*)

Seriously, the best way to enjoy star-fruit is when they're topped on a pineapple upsidedown cake, with just a hint of whipped cream frosting.

[taldragon.livejournal.com]

lychees are yummy!

i'm not a huge fan of pomegranates - although the seeds work well on fruit salad.