Kiwi

A small oval fruit with fuzzy brown skin and bright green (or golden) flesh. Sweet-tart with a soft, juicy texture and tiny edible black seeds.

Kiwi

Used for

  • fruit salads
  • snack platters
  • smoothies
  • parfaits

In the kitchen

  • peel
  • slice
  • scoop

Picking it at the store

  • Press gently — a ripe kiwi gives slightly like a ripe peach
  • Unripe kiwis ripen at room temperature in 1–2 days; refrigerate once ripe

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