the forbidden fruit

Historians believe that the “apple” that Adam ate from the book of Genesis of the Bible or Torah was actually a pomegranate. I could believe it since apples taste ok, but pomegranates are delicious. If you can look past what a pain it is to get the seeds (arils) out, it is a wonderful fruit. So wonderful that in fact, last November I saw an advertisement at a Von’s supermarket selling pomegranates for a buck each (it must be cheaper to ship here since I think many farmers grow pomegranates here). Back in Florida, I might see a deal that’s 2 for $4. So I literally bought 50 pomegranates during that span. I had read that pomegranates can be kept in the refrigerator for a month (some claimed 3 months) so I decided to stock up on. I’d knock out the seeds to 3 pomegranates and store them in tupperware. I’d eat the pomegranate seeds out of a cup, add it to ice cream, throw some on some greens, you name it. A few years ago, I made a Persian dish, pomegranate chicken stew that had pomegranate juice as one of its main ingredients. The pomegranates gave the dish a nice tartness. It’s pretty healthy too, since pomegranates have loads of antioxidants and vitamins.

As much as I liked eating the pomegranates, I couldn’t finish all 50 of them. So I put maybe 15 in the fridge. I forgot about the pomegranates for awhile and last week, decided to see if they’re still good. The outside of the pomegranates turned a bit brown but when I cut it open, I couldn’t tell from the insides that it’s been nearly 4 months! It tasted really sweet. Taste-wise, pomegranates rank up there on my short list of favorite fruits. But the fact that pomegranates don’t go bad even after nearly 4 months in the fridge, might just bump it to top of my list.