Tuesday, November 6, 2012

100 Words a Day 92


A lot of people spit out the seeds of pomegranates, he never understood why. Sure the meat of the pomegranate was tart and sweet. It was a juicy fruit, in a way. His favorite part of the fruit was definitely the seeds. They were great to chew, like nature’s gum. You could chew them forever. Detractors of seeds said it was like cud, but cows are sacred in India and pomegranate seeds are delicious everywhere.

He felt that a true connoisseur didn’t mind eating the webby stuff that separated the seeds into chambers of sorts. It was an acquired taste.

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