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Iran’s Pomegranates

June 25th, 2009

In the west we look at the pomegranate as an exotic addition to our drinks.  The health benefits of pomegranate juice are now well known and many people seek it out.  What many do not know is that Iran is the largest pomegranate producer in the entire world.  While Americans look at the red fruit and ask their friends how to eat a pomegranate, Iranians know the fruit well.  If trade relations were normalized with Iran, a whole new flood of the wonder fruit would be headed for the United States.  Right now, India is the main pomegranate producer that supplies the US.

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Pomegranate history in US

January 20th, 2009

Pomegranates are only available as a fresh fruit in the United States, from places like California, September through January. A fresh pomegranate is a scrumptious nugget of food heaven that can play an integral role in your food. Despite its recent popularity, few people realize that the pomegranate is not as exotic as you might think. What makes the pomegranate pop is the inner red arils that contain tart and sweet flavor bursts. Really, you can complement both your sweet and savory dishes with the pomegranate. We think that Spanish religious missionaries imported the fruit to California in the colonial period. The strongest area of pomegranate production is the San Jaoquin Valley.

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Pomegranate Vodka

December 30th, 2008

These days, when you are looking to buy a bottle of vodka, you can expect to have to make a few choices and decide what flavor you are going to want.  Vodka comes in a wide variety of flavors, you can have cherry vodka, raspberry vodka and now you can get pomegranate vodka!

There are various recipes that you can find online in order to make your own pomegranate vodka, or you can just find a bottle at your local liquor store.  When you do buy the pre-made vodka, you can expect to pay a pretty hefty price for this flavor. Because this flavor is so new to the liquor market, it might be hard to find and once you do find it, you are going to have to have some deep pockets, unless you are willing to go the extra mile and make this vodka on your own.

If you just want some vodka that has that simple taste of pomegranate, just take some pomegranate juice and mix it up with some vodka.  It may sound like a pomegranate martini, and it is similar, but this mixture can easily be mixed with various juices in order to make an even better martini, with a bit of a twist!

If you need to find a decent pomegranate vodka recipe then take a look online.  You can find a bunch of various recipes and recipes for various drinks that are made with pomegranate juice.  If you just want a bottle of pomegranate vodka without the hassle of making it on your own, then check out your local liquor store, or check out online.  You can find hundreds of types of vodka online, all you need is a bit of patience to wait for it to come in the mail.  Take a look around and see what you can find, if you are having a small get together or a themed party of some sort a bottle of pomegranate vodka is going to make quite the impression, but remember to drink responsibly!

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