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I ate Kiwis for years before someone told me most people DO NOT eat the skins. I looked at my bag of kiwis, and the even the damn monkey mascot was holding a s

I ate Kiwis for years before someone told me most people DO NOT eat the skins. I looked at my bag of kiwis, and the even the damn monkey mascot was holding a spoon...mocking me...

nkrisc 23d ago
Don’t worry, my kids eat the skin too. I guess we forgot to tell them not to and they didn’t find it unpleasant. I tried a bite for my own edification and I did not find it pleasant. That said, I usually eat peanuts with the shell and all. Though don’t eat too many that way, the shells are definitely not getting digested, so chew well. Also there is probably a higher chance of dirt or other stuff you don’t want to eat being on the shell, but I don’t usually eat peanuts anyway so never been a problem for me.
- metadat 23d ago
  It depends on the variety, some kiwi skins are tick and hairy, while others exteriors are thin and smooth.
- RALaBarge 23d ago
  Same for me, in about 1 in 10 or so, I’ll pop the shell and all in.
Modified3019 23d ago
When I wash kiwis I rub the hairs off, and then cut them into thick slices, leaving the skin on. Trying to skin or eat them with a spoon is just a pain, and I don’t find the skin unpleasant. I’ve seen a lot of people also just wash/rub the hairs off and bite straight into them, though I find this can make a mess if they are too soft. Hardy kiwis are also eaten whole, like a berry.
- devindotcom 23d ago
  yeah, I do this too. minimize the fuzz and the skin itself improves the overall flavor in my opinion.
egeozcan 23d ago
Also eating skins turns kiwis from a fruit you have to spend time to preprocess (halve + grab spoon) to an immediate snack. This may sound insignificant to many but for the extremely lazy like me, this is the difference between going to waste and being consumed for many fruits.
- vasco 23d ago
  Half + spoon? What is this sacrilege? Peel with knife like a potato and then eat the whole thing.
  - t-3 23d ago
    Why would you peel potatos? The skin is the best part!
    - gambiting 23d ago
      Because you're making mash, and mash with skin inside it is....not quite the same thing.
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      - t-3 22d ago
        Almost all mashed potatoes I've ever had that wasn't in a microwave dinner has come with skins inside. Do you always use russet or something?
        gambiting 22d ago
        Well, thank you for editing your post to not ask me if I only like microwave dinners. I guess maybe it's a cultural thing - I've never seen anyone ever make mash potatoes with skins inside, and mash is a dinner staple here(in fact both here in the UK and Poland where I'm originally from).
boothby 23d ago
I enjoy the tickly sensation of a fuzzy kiwi but immensely dislike the crunch of croutons. People are weird.
maerF0x0 23d ago
Kiwi fuzz irritates my throat, so I rub a lot of the fuz off, and then use a straight bladed knife to "shave" the rest off. The skin gives a tart contrast to the fruit center. I'm sure there's lots of valuable nutrients in the skin too
- goda90 23d ago
  Try a different variety. Some don't even really have hair.
  - nixosbestos 22d ago
    The golden ones (as opposed the green variety that are more common in the US) are significantly tastier (at least, universally shared opinion among everyone I forced to try them) and have basically no fuzz/hair.
senectus1 22d ago
I'd like to see the the cited source for that statement.. I've always eaten the skins of kiwi fruit. its offers a nice tangy counterpoint to the sweet flesh. Eating it without the skin just sounds boring.

I ate Kiwis for years before someone told me most people DO NOT eat the skins. I looked at my bag of kiwis, and the even the damn monkey mascot was holding a spoon...mocking me...

nkrisc 23d ago

Don’t worry, my kids eat the skin too. I guess we forgot to tell them not to and they didn’t find it unpleasant. I tried a bite for my own edification and I did not find it pleasant. That said, I usually eat peanuts with the shell and all. Though don’t eat too many that way, the shells are definitely not getting digested, so chew well. Also there is probably a higher chance of dirt or other stuff you don’t want to eat being on the shell, but I don’t usually eat peanuts anyway so never been a problem for me.

metadat 23d ago
It depends on the variety, some kiwi skins are tick and hairy, while others exteriors are thin and smooth.
RALaBarge 23d ago
Same for me, in about 1 in 10 or so, I’ll pop the shell and all in.

Modified3019 23d ago

When I wash kiwis I rub the hairs off, and then cut them into thick slices, leaving the skin on. Trying to skin or eat them with a spoon is just a pain, and I don’t find the skin unpleasant. I’ve seen a lot of people also just wash/rub the hairs off and bite straight into them, though I find this can make a mess if they are too soft. Hardy kiwis are also eaten whole, like a berry.

devindotcom 23d ago
yeah, I do this too. minimize the fuzz and the skin itself improves the overall flavor in my opinion.

egeozcan 23d ago

Also eating skins turns kiwis from a fruit you have to spend time to preprocess (halve + grab spoon) to an immediate snack. This may sound insignificant to many but for the extremely lazy like me, this is the difference between going to waste and being consumed for many fruits.

vasco 23d ago
Half + spoon? What is this sacrilege? Peel with knife like a potato and then eat the whole thing.
- t-3 23d ago
  Why would you peel potatos? The skin is the best part!
  - gambiting 23d ago
    Because you're making mash, and mash with skin inside it is....not quite the same thing.
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    - t-3 22d ago
      Almost all mashed potatoes I've ever had that wasn't in a microwave dinner has come with skins inside. Do you always use russet or something?
      - gambiting 22d ago
        Well, thank you for editing your post to not ask me if I only like microwave dinners. I guess maybe it's a cultural thing - I've never seen anyone ever make mash potatoes with skins inside, and mash is a dinner staple here(in fact both here in the UK and Poland where I'm originally from).

boothby 23d ago

I enjoy the tickly sensation of a fuzzy kiwi but immensely dislike the crunch of croutons. People are weird.

maerF0x0 23d ago

Kiwi fuzz irritates my throat, so I rub a lot of the fuz off, and then use a straight bladed knife to "shave" the rest off. The skin gives a tart contrast to the fruit center. I'm sure there's lots of valuable nutrients in the skin too

goda90 23d ago
Try a different variety. Some don't even really have hair.
- nixosbestos 22d ago
  The golden ones (as opposed the green variety that are more common in the US) are significantly tastier (at least, universally shared opinion among everyone I forced to try them) and have basically no fuzz/hair.

senectus1 22d ago

I'd like to see the the cited source for that statement.. I've always eaten the skins of kiwi fruit. its offers a nice tangy counterpoint to the sweet flesh. Eating it without the skin just sounds boring.