Pomegranates have a wide and varied history in mythology. Since pomegranates may be one of the first cultivated fruits, this shouldn’t be too surprising. Ancient Greeks believed that Aphrodite (the original Greek incarnation of the Roman goddess Venus) planted the first pomegranate, on Cyprus. The rest is history… or at least mythology.
February, of course, is the month of Saint Valentine’s Day — a different cultural viewpoint on the ever evolving courtship of the human race. For Valentine’s Day this year, I thought it would be fun to mix two favorites in the field of love: pomegranates and chocolate.
I made a layered double-mousse, one with white chocolate, and one with pure POM pomegranate juice. When blended, the recipe creates a nice white and pink contrast, in honor of the holiday.
Gotta love it…