Kiwis: peeled or skin on?

[sdbc]

My DH and I have an ongoing argument about whether you are supposed to eat kiwis peeled or with the skin on. I won't say who says what yet, but one of us thinks the other is a freak. :)

What do ya'll think?

Sue

[jd11365]

You mean the brown, furry part? Yuck! I've never seen a Kiwi served that way in a restaurant, so I don't imagine I would serve it that way at home. Though I've been known to eat some odd things, so to each his own.

[g-mama]

The skin?? Ewwwww - I didn't even think it was edible. It's like tree bark!


~Kristen

Paolo 11-00
Benjamin 8-03
Marco 12-05

[Pennylane]

I also think skin off.

My DH eats the peanut still in the shell though,so I'm sure there are people who eat kiwi skin.

I recently just saw a great idea for getting the skin off of them. Just cut the Kiwi in half and then run a spoon around the inside edge. Worked great!

Ann

[JBaxter]

I peel ours but I didnt vote because I dont think you would be a weirdo to eat a kiwis the way you choose.

[sdbc]

I'm just joking about the weirdo part. It's just my stab at humor. DH and I love each other regardless of our kiwi eating practices. :)

[elliput]

I have had them both ways. When the kiwi is sliced really thin the skin is barely noticable. Makes no difference to me.

[kimbe]

Definitely skin off!!!

[sdbc]

Thanks ladies,

I'm going to tell DH that he's odd now. Although, actually, I was surprised to learn he isn't the only person in the world who eats it this way. :) I had never heard of anyone else eating the skin, but he always says that you're supposed to.

I do think he should wash them with soap and water, though, since it's hard to rinse pesticides from the fuzz. I always use soap when washing peaches...

[mariza]

I didn't vote because I don't peel them or eat the skin. I just cut it in half and eat it with a spoon out of the skin so that the skin is like a little cup. Comes out easily and saves me from trying to peel it.

Mariza
Mommy to my "Thing 1" DD 1/05
and "Thing 2" DS 9/06

[Corie]

This is exactly what I do too!!

[thomma]

That's how I do it for ds and dd. I wouldn't eat a kiwi if you paid me.

[oliviasmomma]

Us too--I have a special kiwi spoon even :) It is plastic and has a "knife" end and a spoon end. It makes kiwi the best portable, take to the park or anywhere else-food for DD. I slice it in half and scoop out the goodies.

[mommyoftwo]

I replied either way because I've eaten them both ways. But I do prefer them peeled. I'm not a huge fan of the fuzz but I'm too lazy to actually peel them sometimes.

[fortato]

I used to love Kiwis until my DH referred to it as a "fuzzy nard fruit". Now, no Kiwis.

But when I did eat them, they were skin off.

Kristen

[sdbc]

Good idea! We have those spoons for grapefruit!
Sue, mommy to Aurora (Rory) born 5/13/04

[Lovingliv]

off with the skin!