# Poll: Do you eat the skin of kiwi? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 13, 2017, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-do-you-eat-the-skin-of-kiwi/791172 "2017-07-13T15:14:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Trancephalic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trancephalic/32/380_2.png) [@Trancephalic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trancephalic)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2017, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-do-you-eat-the-skin-of-kiwi/791172/21 "2017-07-13T20:18:16Z")
Not since Lorde filed the restraining order. ---
**Author:** ![Staggerlee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/staggerlee/32/3134_2.png) [@Staggerlee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Staggerlee)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2017, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-do-you-eat-the-skin-of-kiwi/791172/22 "2017-07-13T21:07:41Z")
> [@MoonMoon](#): > > \ I don’t even like peaches, because I don’t like the fuzz, so I can’t imagine eating kiwi skin. Actually, I can imagine it and it’s squicking me out. I have the same abhorrence of tickling textures on foodstuffs - I only eat nectarines, not peaches, and can’t eat doughnuts covered in sugar either. But with Kiwi fruit I just rub off the excess hair and find them fine when just stubbly. The skin gives a nice counterpoint to the otherwise overly sweet flesh. ---
**Author:** ![clairobscur](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/839c29/32.png) [@clairobscur](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/clairobscur)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2017, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-do-you-eat-the-skin-of-kiwi/791172/23 "2017-07-13T21:09:24Z")
I answered “no”, and your mention of the taste of the kiwi skin made me curious. Maybe I’ll try one of these days. ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2017, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-do-you-eat-the-skin-of-kiwi/791172/24 "2017-07-13T22:10:32Z")
I answered yes, but with qualifications. If the kiwi is sliced crosswise, so that the skin is just a tiny strip around the outside, then I eat it. But I don’t bite into a kiwi like you would an apple and eat the skin that way. ---
**Author:** ![Apollyon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/apollyon/32/4238_2.png) [@Apollyon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Apollyon)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2017, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-do-you-eat-the-skin-of-kiwi/791172/25 "2017-07-13T22:38:29Z")
Well, I’ve been known to chew on my fingernails and cuticles, does that count? 🙂 Don’t like the furry / hairy skin on green kiwifruit (the older more traditional variety), but the rough skin on gold kiwifruit is OK on crosscut slices. ---
**Author:** ![Baron\_Greenback](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baron_greenback/32/48_2.png) [@Baron\_Greenback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baron_Greenback)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2017, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-do-you-eat-the-skin-of-kiwi/791172/26 "2017-07-13T22:43:41Z")
> [@Darren\_Garrison](#): > > I use a tiny spoon to scoop out the insides as the fruit rests in a kiwicup. > > (ETA: Holy crap, I found [a suitable image](http://maxpixel.freegreatpicture.com/static/photo/1x/Salt-Kiwi-Cup-Pepper-Saltzstreuer-Egg-Cups-471727.jpg) on Google.) Hahahaha, genuine lols. To the OP: No, the skin is about as appetising as a badly shaven mouse pelt. ---
**Author:** ![Lasciel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e79b87/32.png) [@Lasciel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lasciel)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2017, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-do-you-eat-the-skin-of-kiwi/791172/27 "2017-07-13T23:08:02Z")
Where’s the “Oh god no that fuzzy texture is horrific” option? I can barely manage mostly-washed-off peach fuzz. Ew Ew ew ew yuck. All prickly and fuzzy and stabby and ew. They either get scalped whole (admittedly a dicey proposition) or I cut them in slices and peel the rinds off before I eat the individual disks. The thick pith at the center is occasionally unpleasant also, when it’s very fibrous and grainy, but I’ve never figured out if it’s due to the kiwi being overripe or underripe. ---
**Author:** ![Slash1972](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slash1972/32/6461_2.png) [@Slash1972](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slash1972)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2017, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-do-you-eat-the-skin-of-kiwi/791172/28 "2017-07-13T23:12:35Z")
> [@Darren\_Garrison](#): > > I use a tiny spoon to scoop out the insides as the fruit rests in a kiwicup. > > (ETA: Holy crap, I found [a suitable image](http://maxpixel.freegreatpicture.com/static/photo/1x/Salt-Kiwi-Cup-Pepper-Saltzstreuer-Egg-Cups-471727.jpg) on Google.) This is awesome, nicely done! ---
**Author:** ![trapezoidal\_jellyfish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/6f9a4e/32.png) [@trapezoidal\_jellyfish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/trapezoidal_jellyfish)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2017, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-do-you-eat-the-skin-of-kiwi/791172/29 "2017-07-14T03:51:13Z")
I voted yes. Even though I hardly ever eat kiwis, if I did, I would theoretically eat the skin. I actually like how it tastes, and the fuzz doesn’t bother me that much. ---
**Author:** ![Suburban\_Plankton](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suburban_plankton/32/219_2.png) [@Suburban\_Plankton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Suburban_Plankton)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2017, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-do-you-eat-the-skin-of-kiwi/791172/30 "2017-07-14T03:56:17Z")
Yes, of course. I eat them whole. Except for the hard bit where the stem attaches; that little section I toss. ---
**Author:** ![Shagnasty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9dc877/32.png) [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2017, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-do-you-eat-the-skin-of-kiwi/791172/31 "2017-07-14T04:01:37Z")
I voted no but that may not be true. I haven’t eaten kiwis in a while. I once ate so many of them that it screwed up my mouth for a couple of days. That said, I probably would eat a whole one if someone suggested it. I love whole lemons including the rind. I don’t bother to peel shrimp either. The shells have the spices and add crunch. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2017, 11:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-do-you-eat-the-skin-of-kiwi/791172/32 "2017-07-14T11:38:22Z")
> [@Suburban\_Plankton](#): > > Except for the hard bit where the stem attaches; that little section I toss. Yeah, that’s probably a good idea. IIRC, isn’t that part a hard wooden spike? ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2017, 12:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-do-you-eat-the-skin-of-kiwi/791172/33 "2017-07-14T12:04:49Z")
I don’t eat them at all, but I voted the fourth choice because I am a New Zealander and appreciated the acknowledgement that it’s supposed to be **kiwifruit**. Doggone it. I have never known anyone to eat the skin. You just scoop it out. Like a soft boiled egg\*. \*_uh-oh_ ---
**Author:** ![swampspruce](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampspruce/32/261_2.png) [@swampspruce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampspruce)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2017, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-do-you-eat-the-skin-of-kiwi/791172/35 "2017-07-14T14:13:15Z")
\ > [@Staggerlee](#): > > with Kiwi fruit I just rub off the excess hair and find them fine when just stubbly. The skin gives a nice counterpoint to the otherwise overly sweet flesh. This. ---
**Author:** ![actualliberalnotoneofthose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e79b87/32.png) [@actualliberalnotoneofthose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/actualliberalnotoneofthose)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2017, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-do-you-eat-the-skin-of-kiwi/791172/36 "2017-07-14T15:12:05Z")
No, probably because I grew up preparing it in a restaurant and it was served peeled and sliced. Just never thought to try it. People give me looks when I eat an entire apple including the core and stem. ---
**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2017, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-do-you-eat-the-skin-of-kiwi/791172/37 "2017-07-14T15:41:55Z")
Not of the fuzzy commercial ones, but the tiny hardy types aren’t fuzzy and I eat them whole. ---
**Author:** ![salinqmind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ec8ea/32.png) [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2017, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-do-you-eat-the-skin-of-kiwi/791172/38 "2017-07-14T17:12:10Z")
The fuzzy skin looks like it would be prickly, but I haven’t found it to be onerous to eat. I prefer to eat it by scooping out the green with a spoon, like a boiled egg in an eggshell, one half at a time. ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2017, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-do-you-eat-the-skin-of-kiwi/791172/39 "2017-07-14T19:19:08Z")
Nope, but I do eat mango peel and apple cores. ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2017, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-do-you-eat-the-skin-of-kiwi/791172/40 "2017-07-14T20:03:24Z")
> [@pool](#): > > Yes because as a child my grandmother told me if I ate the skin I’d grow hair on my chest. Didn’t work very well I barely have any hair there. My grandmother used to tell me that too. I then asked why she was eating it. (That didn’t go over very well) ---
**Author:** ![Rhiannon8404](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rhiannon8404/32/17929_2.png) [@Rhiannon8404](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhiannon8404)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2017, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-do-you-eat-the-skin-of-kiwi/791172/41 "2017-07-15T04:30:25Z")
I don’t eat kiwi because I am allergic, when I was served it before discovering the allergy, it didn’t have skin on. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-do-you-eat-the-skin-of-kiwi/791172.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-do-you-eat-the-skin-of-kiwi/791172.md?page=3)