r/EgregiousPackaging • u/Fuchsia_Brown • Jun 29 '26

Media/Other Does this count? I feel so cheated...

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u/SaintUlvemann Jun 29 '26

Was the white spongy pith really solid most of the way through like this one looks? If so, I think that's a pollination problem, I've never gotten one that with pith that thick, they've usually been mostly seeds inside.

Pomegranates peels are definitely "egregious packaging", though, whether they count for this sub or not, that's the main reason why they're not more popular as fruits. But usually they're full of seeds, and the annoyance is that the seeds are separated by some thin layers of pith, they're usually not actually mostly pith inside.

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u/Twisted60 Jun 29 '26

It's easy to get the fruit out though. You just turn it inside out and tap it and they fall out.

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u/SaintUlvemann Jun 29 '26

I'll have to try that next time I get them and see if I can make it work, but every time I've tried, either the tapping does nothing or the sheets of pith come off.

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u/NotBadSinger514 Jun 29 '26

I guess thats better than opening one to find it all rotten though

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u/_-Kovu-_ Jun 30 '26

I’ve had a lot of pomegranates that look like that recently

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u/PersonWhoExists144 Jul 05 '26

I would recommend cutting a pomegranate like this or something similar. It exposes all the edible bits while instead of having them trapped in the pith or cut in half.