POMEGRANATE

Description

Similar in size to an orange, it’s round and firm, with a top end that looks like a crown, and has leathery, pinkish-red, deep red, or purplish red skin. Inside are hundreds of seeds, each surrounded by a tiny, translucent sac filled with red, sweet-tart juice—the seed and sac together is called an aril. Arils are the edible part of the pomegranate, and are used fresh.