My wonderfully observant and generous husband presented me with a punnet of kiwiberries today.
They've got the green of kiwis. And the shape. But they're only the size of big grapes, and there's no brown fuzz. You might be able to see some rough patches, but in general their skin is quite smooth. At $3.49 for seven, they're considerably more expensive per gram than their non-berry versions.
They look like kiwis in miniature. They taste just like them, too. Maybe a little sweeter and a little less tart. One nice bite of yum. Seal of approval.
Follow-up questions:
--Are they genetically engineered or something? Or are they a real thing?
Come on, there's no Frankenfruit in NZ! It's a real thing, an actual non-hybrid, non-messing-with-nature plant also known as the hardy kiwi.
--Te Puke?
Tah Pookie. An afternoon's drive away on the Bay of Plenty.
--But what if I wanted to walk there?
Google's got you covered. Just press the Walking Man button. So what are you doing ALL NEXT WEEKEND.
Kiwiberries?
Kiwiberries!!
They've got the green of kiwis. And the shape. But they're only the size of big grapes, and there's no brown fuzz. You might be able to see some rough patches, but in general their skin is quite smooth. At $3.49 for seven, they're considerably more expensive per gram than their non-berry versions.
They look like kiwis in miniature. They taste just like them, too. Maybe a little sweeter and a little less tart. One nice bite of yum. Seal of approval.
Follow-up questions:
--Are they genetically engineered or something? Or are they a real thing?
Come on, there's no Frankenfruit in NZ! It's a real thing, an actual non-hybrid, non-messing-with-nature plant also known as the hardy kiwi.
--Te Puke?
Tah Pookie. An afternoon's drive away on the Bay of Plenty.
--But what if I wanted to walk there?
Google's got you covered. Just press the Walking Man button. So what are you doing ALL NEXT WEEKEND.
3 comments:
I would love to try growing them! They are offered in a lot of seed/nursery cataloges. I've often been tempted to buy them; but the plants are quite expensive and we only have 120 days here, at best.
Wait. You can grow kiwiberries in the UP? At least theoretically? What about if you put them on the south side of your house amongst the grapevines?
You sound thrilled! Maybe on the west side, where it stays warm late into the evening all summer long and all through September, too! Great idea!
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