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Kiwifruit Selection

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These furry looking little “critters” are one of my favorites!  Great for breakfast or snacks.   My local supermarket has been carrying Kiwis from both Italy and New Zealand.  Nobody loves Italian pasta more than I, but I’m sorry the kiwi from Italy I’ve bought is hard a rock.  I take it home and two weeks later it’s still that way.  Out of desperation, I finally cut it open.  It lacks juice, sweetness and taste.  On the other hand the New Zealand kiwi has been excellent…..When purchasing kiwi look for firmness when feeling the fruit that “gives” slightly when pressing it.  Kiwi with wrinkels is showing shrink, and will be — if not already, over ripe and past its prime….Pricewise, it’s been one of the best buys in the produce department.

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