These are the coolest seeds! They are wrapped in a sort of natural paper around the seed. If you take off the paper, then crack the hardened shell, you get the soft seed inside. Try it! When you eat the seed, something fantastic happens! It tastes mild at first bit, then turns bitter. Take a drink of water, and for some reason the water tastes super sweet. Swish the water around in your mouth - nothing but sweet! NICE!!!! Fully recommend the seeds!