KIWI
Allegra Williams
Go get you some Kiwi!
Varieties: There is the grocery store kiwifruit (Actinidia deliciosa), the hardy kiwifruit (arguta) and the superhardy kiwifruit (kolomikta).
Classification: Tropical
Description:
- Green on the inside with little black seeds and a white middle
- brown furry skin
- Shaped like an oval
- Juicy
Actinidia Deliciosa
Grows on a vigorous, woody, twining vine or climbing shrub reaching 30 ft
Arguta
These Kiwi's have red seeds inside instead of black and do not have furry brown like skin on its outside.
Kolomikta
I may not look like your typical kiwi but it is in the family, just in vine/plant form.
HISTORY & COMMON COOKING METHODS
The Kiwi originated in China & was first called yang tao, or "strawberry peach", since then the name has been changed by Europeans as the Chinese gooseberry. The family name for the kiwi is Actinidiaceae.
Common cooking method: peeling the skin