#part of the Immediate Satisfaction Series

Sit down. Make sure you have everything you need: a pomegranate; a knife; a bowl, a napkin; some good music playing.

Make an incision into the top of the pomegranate, small enough to be sure that you won’t cut through the arils. It needs to be a small careful superficial incision - just enough to cut through the hard rind without corrupting the pulp. Take a chunk of the skin so that you expose some of the arils. Start extracting the arils carefully so that they don’t burst.

Make your way slowly. Remember: progress carefully, you don’t want any of the arils to burst.

This is an exercise of precision, patience and focus. It’s also a ritual of reverence to the aesthetic and structural complexity of this fruit.

You’re competing with your own impatience and clumsiness. Don’t let yourself down. It’s not just about doing something: it’s about doing it well.

After you’re done dwell in the beauty of the pile of uncorrupted arils.

Reward: now you can eat it. 

Tip: marinate the pomegranate in some orange juice and/or Moscatel wine. Delicious!