{"id":262,"date":"2022-04-16T08:18:18","date_gmt":"2022-04-16T08:18:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/local.brightercooking\/?p=262"},"modified":"2022-04-22T06:00:21","modified_gmt":"2022-04-22T10:00:21","slug":"kiwifruit-chinese-gooseberry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/local.brightercooking\/kiwifruit-chinese-gooseberry\/","title":{"rendered":"Kiwifruit, the Emerald Chinese Gooseberry Delight"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
The Kiwifruit is a sweet and delicious fruit also known as the Chinese gooseberry, melonette, or just Kiwi, in short, is native to North-central and Eastern China.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The name Kiwifruit (Kiwi) originated in New Zealand and has been widely adopted in commercial circles. The fruit is widely grown around the world with China, Italy, New Zealand, Chile, and Greece being the world\u2019s biggest producers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The fruit has an\u00a0egg\u00a0shape and is just a little larger than the chicken egg. The outer skin is fuzzy, dull greenish-brown, and fibrous. It has bright green or emerald inner flesh with rows of tiny black edible\u00a0seeds<\/a>\u00a0with a cream center. The texture is soft and sweet with a taste that somewhat has a hint of sweet melon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The fruit does well in temperate climates around the world. The fruit grows on a vine that produces tonnes of fruit per acre.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Common varieties include Hardy Kiwifruit, Fuzzy Kiwifruit, and Gold Kiwifruit. Fruit<\/a> that is harvested firm but mature will stay from ripening for up to 8 weeks when stored in cold storage. At room temperature, they take about a week to ripen when harvested firm. The ripening process can be sped up by placing it in a paper bag with\u00a0apples<\/a>,\u00a0bananas<\/a>,\u00a0or\u00a0pears<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ripe fruit should be stored away from other fruit as the ethylene gas they emit tends to over-ripen them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n When purchasing the Kiwifruit, you should select fruit that is free from bruises or fungus. They should be slightly firm when pressed and not too soft.<\/p>\n\n\n\n One should wash the fruit under cold running water to remove any pesticide residue, dirt, and sand particles. The entire fruit is now ready to be eaten as the entire fruit is edible including the skin.<\/p>\n\n\n\nHow to Prepare Kiwifruit in the Kitchen<\/h2>\n\n\n\n