Pomegranate

An architecture of scarlet jewels (the arils), the pomegranate is dominated by drying tannins present in its yellow membrane, which must be discarded with the utmost surgical precision. The arils explode in the mouth, releasing a sweet-and-sour juice rich in anthocyanins and vitamin C. Cold-extracted, its purified water is the base of true pomegranate molasses: a slow thermal reduction that concentrates its sugars and acids until a black, syrupy, and deeply tart elixir is obtained, the pillar of Middle Eastern sauces.