Press gently to make sure kiwi yields under your finger like a ripe pear.
Tips & Warnings
Kiwis contain an enzyme called actinidin that serves as a meat tenderizer. Use kiwi fruit as a marinade for meats or rub kiwi flesh over meat before cooking.
To ripen a kiwi, put it in a paper bag at room temperature, preferably with a banana, apple, or pear. These fruits produce ethylene gas, which accelerates ripening.
Store ripe kiwis in the refrigerator.
To deactivate the actinidin enzyme, kiwis should be cooked for a brief period before being placed in gelatin or dairy products.
on 7/29/2007
The REAL name for kiwi's are kiwifruit! I'm from Nz where they are natively grown. Kiwi's are our native bird!(Which is by the way endangered). Their KIWIFRUIT damn it, call them KIWIFRUIT!!
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Olorin said
on 7/29/2007 The REAL name for kiwi's are kiwifruit! I'm from Nz where they are natively grown. Kiwi's are our native bird!(Which is by the way endangered). Their KIWIFRUIT damn it, call them KIWIFRUIT!!