In the month of December, the TK chefs celebrated all things pomegranate. In the classroom, we passed around a whole pomegranate and marveled at what the fruit looks like when it’s cut in half. We learned that pomegranate means “apple with many seeds” in medieval Latin and that pomegranate seeds are called “arils.”
We sang a silly song about pomegranates to the tune of Row, Row, Row Your Boat:
Pomegranate, pomegranate, juicy and red; Apple with many seeds.
Good for your heart, good for your health; Arils like rubies!
In the kitchen classroom we made a pomegranate tabbouleh with loads of parsley, mint, lemon juice, and a special ingredient—pomegranate molasses. We enjoyed our tabbouleh with pita chips from local producer The Hummus Guy.
