POLL: To peel or not to peel -- kiwifruit, that is

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To just eat a kiwi out of hand, I don’t peel it. I slice it crosswise into about 1/4 inch slices so there’s just a thin strip of peel and I eat it. An unpeeled kiwi has 3.5 to 4 grams of fiber, which is a good thing. I wouldn’t just bite into a kiwi like an apple. If I were going to put the flesh diced up into a salad, I’d peel it first, but I’m way too lazy to do that.

How about you?

  • I always peel a kiwi. I don’t like the fuzzy skin.
  • I never peel a kiwi. I’m okay with the fuzzy skin.
  • I might/might not peel, depending on intended use.
  • Something else - explain in post
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#1) It honestly never occurred to me to peel a kiwi before eating until someone pointed it out to me. I always just ate them skin-on. Not until my now wife asked why I didn’t peel the kiwi did I realize not everyone ate the skin.

#2) I’m not entirely sure slicing it still qualifies as “eating out of hand” per my understanding of the term, but maybe that’s just me.

3

I voted for “always”, but there’s a type of non-fuzzy kiwi where I don’t always peel it. I’d still say it’s at least 80/20 for peel vs. no-peel.

4

Slice in half and scoop with a spoon.

5

I have never once in my life even considered eating the skin of a kiwi. Until now I thought it was something so obvious that nobody would do otherwise.

6

I’ll often slightly ‘shave’ the kiwi if it’s a bushy one, but always eat the skin these days. A nice bitter counterpoint to the sickly sweet flesh.

7

I didn’t know kiwi skin was edible. Apparently it doesn’t irritate the tongue. What’s it like?

8

Fifty-odd years ago, when I first ate a kiwifruit, I ate the skin. But something in the rough, outer skin made me cough, and ever since then I’ve peeled them.

9

:light_bulb:

What a good idea!

10

To me about the same as apple peel? Don’t notice it.

FWIW the peel avoiders are missing out on a good amount of nutritional goodness!

11

My approach is marginally different, just cut the top off and scoop with a spoon, like a boiled egg.

12

Yea, this.

13

That’s how I always do it.
(And happy birthday, coach!)

Ditto.

14

Thanks!

15

The only alternative to peeling. Peach fuzz is one thing, but kiwi fuzz is a bridge too far.

16

What kind of psychopath eats kiwi skin???

17

Umm, the kind who eats edible fruit?

18

I’m not a huge kiwi fan, but in the rare occasions when i eat a kiwi, this is how i do it.

I often peel peaches, too. My preferred way to eat a peach is to cut it into skinless chunks in a bowl. Sometimes i add milk. Sometimes i just eat the chunks with a fork.

If i don’t have a knife handy, I’ll eat a peach, skin and all. If i don’t have a knife handy, I’ll take a pass on that kiwi. I’m sure I’d eat skin if i were really hungry and that’s the only food i had. But i dislike it.

19

Dry. Rough. Slightly bitter. It’s not terrible. But it feels kinda like eating a brown paper bag.

20

Love kiwifruit, and I eat the skin. I also eat it just like an apple or pear or plum.

The skin reminds me of plum skin (flavor wise), just with a slightly different texture.