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Sam Jose turns a messy pomegranate into chocolate dessert

His first attempt at opening the fruit supplies a splattered counter, a water-bowl trick and the week's most-watched new upload.

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Why this story? The channel's weekly summary: what went up this week, what is drawing views now, and where the channel stands among similar channels.

My baby is a pomegranate

Red juice across the counter is Sam Jose's introduction to opening a pomegranate. He admits it's his first attempt, then discovers that separating the fruit takes rather more patience than melting the chocolate.

In "My baby is a pomegranate," Sam tests a bowl-of-water trick so the white pith floats up for skimming. The dessert itself is simpler: circles of melted chocolate on parchment, scattered with pomegranate seeds and sea salt, then frozen. His wife gets a piece at the end and signals her approval. Between kitchen steps, Sam also makes a direct appeal to fathers to take an active part in parenting.

The upload has passed two million views, the largest audience for any of his four new videos. Viewers have turned the comments into a pomegranate workshop, suggesting ways to release the seeds and debating whether anyone really needs to spit them out.

Elsewhere, "Ghost cookies for Halloween" brought another substantial Shorts audience, while the longer "I Tried Facebook Marketplace Food in America's Richest Neighborhood" took Sam to Beverly Hills to sample sellers' cooking.

The newest upload, "School lunch for my daughter," currently draws the most daily views, with the pomegranate dessert next and October's gender-reveal video also remaining busy. Sam added about 6,000 subscribers over the week. Daily channel viewing is currently below half its usual level, but his weekly views gain was the largest among the nearby food channels, with sweet bread also having a substantial week.

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What viewers say

Who spits out the seeds???
@aprilbdleonSee it on YouTube
To deseed a pomegranate takes patience and time. I have learned over the years that each seed must be carefully picked out . I enjoy carefully as if I’m crocheting 🧶or knitting . The wait is worth it.
@LucySanchez-i5hSee it on YouTube
You’re supposed to open the pomegranate in a bowl of water so that the seeds sink and everything else floats. Easy to separate and less mess!
@sl2094See it on YouTube

4 more comments

Am I the only one who doesn’t split up the seeds. I love them.❤😊😂
@IceCreamLover09201See it on YouTube
Me as an indian watching him seperate the seeds of pomegranate, while i do that every once a week 👁👄👁
@ShinydhanSee it on YouTube
There are hacks to take out all the seeds from the pomegranate
@ridafatima8825See it on YouTube
I learned that turning the pomegranate over after you crack it open and hitting it with something like a rolling pin a couple times shakes the seeds out pretty well. The rest you can either gently pick out or pop in the fridge for when you have the tike
@Vansurf333See it on YouTube