Comments on: (Golden) Kiwi Fruit / Chinese Gooseberry

By: Andy

Andy — Thu, 15 Sep 2005 03:14:33 +0000

Kiwis are one of the favorite fruits for my two daughters. Sometimes both of them would each eat two at one sitting. We can buy both the yellow and green kiwis here in Taiwan. One tip with kiwis is that you need to squeeze it to check for ripeness. The more unripe it is the more sour it tastes. Don’t eat it if it is still hard as it will be extremely sour. To check for ripeness hold the kiwi in your hand and squeeze, it is ready to eat when it is slightly soft when you press it with your fingers.

By: Marketman

Marketman — Wed, 17 Aug 2005 23:28:41 +0000

Yahoo, didn’t think these had made it here yet… thanks for letting me know, folks!

By: Mariposa

Mariposa — Wed, 17 Aug 2005 14:15:16 +0000

mr marketman, golden kiwi is available, try chinese fruit stores. It costs more than the green ones though :(

By: rose aka sunbridge

rose aka sunbridge — Wed, 17 Aug 2005 02:25:37 +0000

My dad introduced me to the kiwi fruit. He received a basket full of kiwi(s) from a colleague, came home with it, and found his youngest daughter addicted to the dang fruit! =) I usually buy my kiwi addiction in Cherry Foodarama in Shaw Blvd. Goody for my breakfast with cereals or oatmeal…yummy.

By: noel

noel — Wed, 17 Aug 2005 02:21:34 +0000

here is a photo of the green kiwifruit which I preferred to the golden one.

https://www.zespri.com/zgreen_main.asp

By: Chris

Chris — Tue, 16 Aug 2005 21:10:08 +0000

Even if China capitalized on the fact that the kiwi fruit is indigenous to them, they can’t really do anything about the fact that it is only cultivated in mountainous areas in their countries (like upstream Yangtze). New Zealand, on the other hand is a very ideal place to grow the kiwi fruit…mountains and all, you know.

By the way, North Americans and perhaps the rest of the world know kiwi to be a fruit, but when in New Zealand, always use “kiwi fruit”. Otherwise, you either confuse or irritate a New Zealander. Kiwi to them, is the animal (the fruit got its name from this animal because of the similarity of the “hair”) or a New Zealander, not a fruit.

By: Wilson Cariaga

Wilson Cariaga — Tue, 16 Aug 2005 10:41:38 +0000

yeah the golden kiwi. . . i spotted them last week surprisingly at the Shopwise supermarket (Cubao) along with fresh peaches,WOW. I really was so surprised seeing these fruits in the supermarket, a lot of times they don’t supply fruits other than the common ones (apples, oranges, mango etc.). I immediately bought the fruits and served them in my breakfast fruit platter, well that was just one lucky grocery day. . .