stupid kiwi fruit argument!!

clarechieri
clarechieri Posts: 60 Member
in Food and Nutrition
My partner keeps telling me I'm weird for only eating the middle of a kiwi fruit because he eats the whole thing skin and all (yuck)

So please tell me how you eat them so we can once and for all sort out who is actually the strange one lol
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  • taylor5877
    taylor5877 Posts: 1,792 Member
    I eat everything but the skin.
  • sierrajade2012
    sierrajade2012 Posts: 50
    EW I wouldn't eat the skin!! I don't think you are supposed to lol
  • tmauck4472
    tmauck4472 Posts: 1,785 Member
    Never ever heard of anyone eating the skin, I thought I read where you only eat the inside stuff not the skin. He's the strange one.
  • clarechieri
    clarechieri Posts: 60 Member
    EW I wouldn't eat the skin!! I don't think you are supposed to lol

    That's what I told him lol its just wrong
  • julieh391
    julieh391 Posts: 683 Member
    No skin. It's hairy! Yuck.
  • AllTehBeers
    AllTehBeers Posts: 5,030 Member
    No skin. It's hairy! Yuck.

    I hate when those tiny hairs get in my mouth eating ... Fruit.
  • gramacanada
    gramacanada Posts: 557 Member
    Nothing wrong with eating the skin. It's a preference. Lots of people peel All fruit. New Zealanders eat the skin. Kiwi fruit originated there. It's like cucumber, peel it? Or don't? It's a preference. Find something worthwhile to argue about. :smile:
  • JayByrd107
    JayByrd107 Posts: 282 Member
    Shave the "hair" off by scraping it with the blade of a knife and eat it with the skin. A lot of vitamins a fiber to be had there.
  • getyourbeans
    getyourbeans Posts: 80 Member
    Nothing wrong with eating the skin. It's a preference. Lots of people peel All fruit. New Zealanders eat the skin. Kiwi fruit originated there. It's like cucumber, peel it? Or don't? It's a preference. Find something worthwhile to argue about. :smile:

    I'm originally from NZ and no way would I eat the peel - I don't think I know anyone who does! NZ does produce a 'milder' form of kiwifruit (zespri's/golden kiwi) those are less hairy, but even so....

    Ick.
  • Sthrncupcake
    Sthrncupcake Posts: 79 Member
    Ewww, GROSS...no, you dont eat the skin...its all hairy and stuff....I eat all but the skin!
  • smiley245
    smiley245 Posts: 420 Member
    I eat the inner fruit but not the skin. I don't like the feel of it in my mouth.
    Im ok with peaches though the fuzz is softer
  • KittieLea
    KittieLea Posts: 1,156 Member
    He eats the skin? But it's hairy?:frown:
  • CanuckTracy
    CanuckTracy Posts: 245 Member
    Hairy prickly skin, no thanks
  • Crystal0827
    Crystal0827 Posts: 244 Member
    LMAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  • MeganDominique
    MeganDominique Posts: 229 Member
    i cant eat the skin! not only icky but im allergic! i peel/spoon out the kiwi and than have to wash it to get my fix. as a fellow kiwi eater do not purchase kiwis from china/japan/thai...my dad sent me an email they show that kiwis from theses countries are put in a bag full of unknown liquid to make them fat/heavier well they are still growing so they sell for more. just a add in there :)
  • crazy_indeed
    crazy_indeed Posts: 138 Member
    Really? People eat the skin?!? YUCK
  • BlueJean4114
    BlueJean4114 Posts: 594 Member
    I cut the kiwi in half,
    and scoop out the inside with a spoon.

    never tasted the skin. I also don't eat the outer shells of oranges, watermelons, cantaloupes, etc etc.

    I do, however, eat potato peel, (my favorite part) after scrubbing it well.

    and i rarely peel my carrots either, only scrub them very hard.
  • allsturns
    allsturns Posts: 36 Member
    skin too for me sorry...I love the sour taste of it :D
  • kiwilan
    kiwilan Posts: 90 Member
    Only the middle. The skin is disgusting!
  • kiwilan
    kiwilan Posts: 90 Member
    Nothing wrong with eating the skin. It's a preference. Lots of people peel All fruit. New Zealanders eat the skin. Kiwi fruit originated there. It's like cucumber, peel it? Or don't? It's a preference. Find something worthwhile to argue about. :smile:

    New Zealanders eat the skin? I don't know anyone who eats the skin :|
  • felitong
    felitong Posts: 1
    my cousins are from Australia and they eat the whole thing after giving it a good scrub, but it's too hair for me to eat it
  • grimsin
    grimsin Posts: 78 Member
    your omega 3 fatty acids are in the skin, why wouldn't you eat it? when you wash the kiwi scrub it under the water and it makes the outer shell into a much easier texture to eat. When you get over the texture of the skin and start letting the sour flavor of it interact with the extreme sweet of the core, it is a fantastic flavor.
  • chivalryder
    chivalryder Posts: 4,391 Member
    I eat the skin. Nothing wrong with it. In fact, it doesn't even have any flavour. I found it a major PITA to get the skin off. It was messy and left too much waste, so I just started eating it. It's like eating a peach with the skin on. Not a big deal.
  • marie_cressman
    marie_cressman Posts: 980 Member
    I eat everything but the skin.
    ^^this
  • coloradocami
    coloradocami Posts: 368 Member
    LOL...I see on MFP "kiwi without skin" and I always think "who would eat the skin???"
  • pa_jorg
    pa_jorg Posts: 4,404 Member
    I don't eat the skin because the texture is gross, but I know people who do.

    Also, how do you eat a kiwi? I think the easiest way is to cut it in half and then scoop out the insides with a spoon. But I know some people think that's weird too.
  • tpittsley77
    tpittsley77 Posts: 607 Member
    I cut a kiwi and half and scoop the insides out with a spoon and enjoy. Eating the skin of a kiwi, or a peach for that matter, would be like licking a sweater. *gagging at the thought* :sick:
  • chivalryder
    chivalryder Posts: 4,391 Member
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  • TurtleRunnerNC
    TurtleRunnerNC Posts: 751 Member
    No skin. It's hairy! Yuck.

    Exactly!
  • jayliospecky
    jayliospecky Posts: 25,022 Member
    But...but...ewwwwwwwwwwwww!!!

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