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Bought some gold kiwi, one of my favourite fruits, from Christchurch. I simply love the sweetness of it! Unlike its counterparts, the green kiwi “P which is more acidic & bites our tongues. Gold Kiwifruit have a smooth, bronze skin, a pointed cap at one end and distinctive golden yellow flesh with a less tart and more tropical flavour than green kiwifruit. It costs slightly more than green kiwifruit. It is less hairy than the green ones, so can be eaten whole after rubbing off the thin, fluffy coat. But I still prefer not to eat the skin altho’ it’s a good source of antioxidants. Was told eating 3 daily for 28days will thin blood n reduce blood clog. So, start eating today!

Here’s the history of kiwifruit :

Actinidia deliciosa is native to southern China, where it is declared as the “National Fruit” of the People’s Republic of China.[3] Other species of Actinidia are also found in India and range east to Japan and north into southeastern Siberia. Cultivation spread from China in the early 20th century, when seeds were introduced to New Zealand by Mary Isabel Fraser, the principal of Wanganui Girls’ College, who had been visiting mission schools in Yichang, China.[4] The seeds were planted in 1906 by a Wanganui nurseryman, Alexander Allison, with the vines first fruiting in 1910.
The familiar cultivar Actinidia deliciosa ‘Hayward’ was developed by Hayward Wright in Avondale, New Zealand around 1924. It was initially grown in domestic gardens, but commercial planting began in the 1940s. Italy is now the leading producer of kiwifruit in the world, followed by China, New Zealand, Chile, France, Greece, Japan and the United States. In China, kiwifruit was traditionally collected from the wild, but until recently China was not a major producing country.[5] In China, it is grown mainly in the mountainous area upstream of the Yangtze River. It is also grown in other areas of China, including Sichuan.[6]

Have always thought Kiwi is from New Zealand, not until I read an article in ST some time back, n realized it’s originated from Shanxi, China!

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