Back when I was working in Dubai, I had a manager I got along quite well with. One time I returned from vacation from my native lil town in India, and brought for him a small box of Litchis (Lychees) from our orchard. A couple of months later, his wife reciprocated and brought back a fairly healthy amount of pomegranates from her family's garden.
They were from Sistan, in Iran. Best pomegranates in the world because of the friendship. We're all doing well here in Canada; safe, free, but getting cold! 馃槣