# How do you eat your kiwi? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [November 6, 2003, 8:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-eat-your-kiwi/211678 "2003-11-06T08:46:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Violet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/ebca7d/32.png) [@Violet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Violet)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2003, 8:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-eat-your-kiwi/211678/1 "2003-11-06T08:46:43Z")
I cut them horizontally and scoop out the flesh with a spoon. I bought a large bag of them, and that may be too much. What else can I do with them? Cool whip? They are so delicious! šŸ†’ Oh, these are the small round brown fruit (I think they are fruit) that are fuzzy. From New Zealand. Possibly grown elsewhere?? ---
**Author:** ![calm\_kiwi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9fc348/32.png) [@calm\_kiwi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/calm_kiwi)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2003, 8:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-eat-your-kiwi/211678/2 "2003-11-06T08:54:27Z")
YOU DONā€™T! The birds are endangered and the people object to being eaten. Kiwifruit are a whole other thing and best eaten as you described, or slice them and put them on a pavlovaā€¦there very best way to eat a kiwifruit. And yes due to NZ govt stupidity they are grown in lots of places. Italy is a huge producer. ---
**Author:** ![Celyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9dc877/32.png) [@Celyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Celyn)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2003, 8:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-eat-your-kiwi/211678/3 "2003-11-06T08:54:50Z")
haha - you know your OP sounds very like an advertising slogan for a brand of choolate eggs here in U.K.? Anyway - Iā€™d do as you do, or, for fruit salad, slice them up. btw - there are also called Chinese Gooseberries, so some Dopers might know them by that name. ---
**Author:** ![Violet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/ebca7d/32.png) [@Violet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Violet)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2003, 9:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-eat-your-kiwi/211678/4 "2003-11-06T09:02:17Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Celyn \* > \*\*haha - you know your OP sounds very like an advertising slogan for a brand of choolate eggs here in U.K.? \*\* I will hunt for those choc. eggs next month in the UK. Didnā€™t know about the Chinese Gooseberries name. ---
**Author:** ![Violet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/ebca7d/32.png) [@Violet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Violet)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2003, 9:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-eat-your-kiwi/211678/5 "2003-11-06T09:06:42Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by calm kiwi \* > \*\*YOU DONā€™T! The birds are endangered and the people object to being eaten. \*\* HAHAHA! šŸ™‚ ---
**Author:** ![Celyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9dc877/32.png) [@Celyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Celyn)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2003, 9:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-eat-your-kiwi/211678/6 "2003-11-06T09:14:50Z")
Perhaps sort of gently nibbled? How would they feel about that? šŸ™‚ ---
**Author:** ![calm\_kiwi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9fc348/32.png) [@calm\_kiwi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/calm_kiwi)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2003, 9:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-eat-your-kiwi/211678/7 "2003-11-06T09:23:06Z")
Yes some of us quite like being nibbled šŸ˜‰ The birds still object though. ---
**Author:** ![Ice\_Wolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/dfb087/32.png) [@Ice\_Wolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ice_Wolf)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2003, 9:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-eat-your-kiwi/211678/8 "2003-11-06T09:26:17Z")
The OP title made me crack up. šŸ˜ƒ And yeah, I cut the _fruit_ in half, and spoon scoop. Best after being in the fridge for a while. Yum. šŸ™‚ ---
**Author:** ![calm\_kiwi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9fc348/32.png) [@calm\_kiwi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/calm_kiwi)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2003, 9:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-eat-your-kiwi/211678/9 "2003-11-06T09:28:34Z")
Awwwww I got all excited cause I thought **Ice** was gonna back me up šŸ˜ƒ ---
**Author:** ![manwithaplan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f1d935/32.png) [@manwithaplan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/manwithaplan)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2003, 9:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-eat-your-kiwi/211678/10 "2003-11-06T09:29:08Z")
I eat them like me spuds - skins and all. ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2003, 10:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-eat-your-kiwi/211678/11 "2003-11-06T10:45:08Z")
Slice off both ends. Slip the back of a teaspoon under the skin and run it around the inside (so that ther convex back of the spoon is running against the convex inside of the skin. Repeat at the other end. Gently squeeze and if you have done it right, the fruit pops out of the skin with almost no waste at all. ---
**Author:** ![Coldfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@Coldfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coldfire)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2003, 11:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-eat-your-kiwi/211678/12 "2003-11-06T11:02:07Z")
Hey, thatā€™s an interesting method. Iā€™m of the ā€œskin them with a knifeā€ school of thoughts. Messy method, though. ---
**Author:** ![calm\_kiwi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9fc348/32.png) [@calm\_kiwi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/calm_kiwi)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2003, 11:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-eat-your-kiwi/211678/13 "2003-11-06T11:06:54Z")
Yeah, Kiwiā€™s bleed just like everyone else šŸ˜ƒ ---
**Author:** ![Coldfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@Coldfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coldfire)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2003, 11:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-eat-your-kiwi/211678/14 "2003-11-06T11:10:09Z")
Ah, not to worry. I meant the birds. šŸ˜ƒ ---
**Author:** ![Celyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9dc877/32.png) [@Celyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Celyn)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2003, 11:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-eat-your-kiwi/211678/15 "2003-11-06T11:21:13Z")
Daft birds - couldnā€™t they evolve some wild new skill like flying? And would the evolution be televised? Sorry, folks - I really should do either more sleep or more coffee. šŸ™‚ ---
**Author:** ![Jennyrosity](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/2bfe46/32.png) [@Jennyrosity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jennyrosity)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2003, 11:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-eat-your-kiwi/211678/16 "2003-11-06T11:33:10Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Violet \* > \*\*I will hunt for those choc. eggs next month in the UK. Didnā€™t know about the Chinese Gooseberries name. \*\* You can try, Violet, but as they are Easter thing they general donā€™t release them tillā€¦ooh, at least Christmas Eve. ---
**Author:** ![calm\_kiwi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9fc348/32.png) [@calm\_kiwi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/calm_kiwi)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2003, 11:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-eat-your-kiwi/211678/17 "2003-11-06T11:37:18Z")
Hey we are proud of our short, fat, nocturnal, non flying emblem! ---
**Author:** ![Typo\_Negative](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/typo_negative/32/484_2.png) [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2003, 12:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-eat-your-kiwi/211678/18 "2003-11-06T12:06:26Z")
I found out that thereā€™s no need to skin a kiwi fruit. Yeah, that brown fuzzy skin is edible and tasteless. I cut off the ends, slice it like you would a potato and chow down. Usually, I make the slices part of a fruit plate, with sliced banana, strawberry and apple. ---
**Author:** ![Celyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9dc877/32.png) [@Celyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Celyn)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2003, 12:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-eat-your-kiwi/211678/19 "2003-11-06T12:20:00Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by calm kiwi \* > \*\*Hey we are proud of our short, fat, nocturnal, non flying emblem! \*\* Well, rats! If only my parents had emigrated to NZ when they thought of it - I could be SO happy there! Ah, I suppose Iā€™d need feathers too, though. Not so good. ---
**Author:** ![Celyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9dc877/32.png) [@Celyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Celyn)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2003, 12:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-eat-your-kiwi/211678/20 "2003-11-06T12:34:04Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by calm kiwi \* > \*\* > > ā€¦ > > And yes due to NZ govt stupidity they are grown in lots of places. Italy is a huge producer. \*\* Dunno how stupid/non-stupid the NZ government might be, but the fruit is definitely of Chinese origin, fiendishly inventive place that it is. šŸ™‚ [http://www.crfg.org/pubs/ff/kiwifruit.html](http://www.crfg.org/pubs/ff/kiwifruit.html) > [@](#): > > Origin: The kiwifruit is native to the Yangtze River valley of northern China and Zhejiang Province on the coast of eastern China. The first seeds were brought out of China by missionaries to New Zealand at the turn of this century. Early nurserymen in New Zealand, such as Alexander Allison, Bruno Just, and Hayward Wright, recognized the potential of the fruit and it soon became a popular backyard vine. Several plants were sent to the Chico Plant Introduction Station in California and exist to this date. In addition to New Zealand and California, kiwifruit is also grown commercially in such areas as Italy, South Africa and Chile. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-eat-your-kiwi/211678.md?page=2)