Kiwi, << KEE wee, >> fruit is a berry with a brown, fuzzy skin and is similar in size and shape to an egg. Kiwi fruit has an emerald-green pulp surrounding a cluster of soft, black seeds. The pulp has a pleasant, mixed-fruit flavor and is rich in vitamin C.
People eat kiwi fruit fresh, frozen, or canned and use it to make fruit salads, pies, ice cream, and wine. Kiwi fruit is named after a New Zealand bird called the kiwi, which it resembles.
Kiwi fruit grows on vines. The plants do best in a mild climate. New Zealand ranks as the leading producer of kiwi fruit, followed in order by France, the United States, Italy, Spain, and Japan. Kiwi fruit is native to southeastern China and is also known as the Chinese gooseberry. Cultivation of the fruit spread to other parts of the world during the early 1900’s.
