This sumptuous red fruit generally has a thick skin with a white membrane interior that is filled with juicy pomegranate ...

It is a familiar scene in many Middle Eastern households: hands dripping in blood-red juice after peeling and opening a ripe pomegranate; seeds, like gemstones, offering pockets of a sweet ...

Pomegranates, which come from the Middle East, make sense to eat on New Year’s because they happen to be ripe that time of year. Plus, seeds are associated with life and fertility.