Pomegranate and Other Fruits Peppers

The pomegranate has been a symbol of opulent eating around the Mediterranean for thousands of years. A tradition going back to the Greek occupation of Anatolia is throwing a pomegranate into the doorway of your house on New Year’s Eve to ensure abundance for the following year.

Turkey is the third-biggest pomegranate producer in the world, (after Iran and India). Turks call it a ‘superfruit‘, believing it to contain an antioxidant that lowers cholesterol.

Every Turkish supermarket sells special-purpose pomegranate seeders and pomegranate juicers, but if you can’t find these devices near you, don’t despair. Cut the pomegranate in half, horizontally. Put one half face down over a bowl and tap gently all over the back. The seeds should pop out. Then you can crush them to make juice or use them to decorate dishes, savoury or sweet.