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Orange Honeydew Melon
Oval-to-round and a delicious cross between a cantaloupe and a honeydew, the very fleshy juicy orangish-yellow pulp of the orange honeydew melon is encased in a hard very yellow matching rind.
Iceberg Lettuce
It is the only lettuce type that does not occur in red form as well as green. Iceberg is the given name to dozens of cultivars of lettuce, all of which are adapted to specific planting regions and time periods.
Seasons/Availability
Kiwifruit is available from California during the winter months. New Zealand kiwifruit is available in spring and supplies arrive from Chile during the summer months.
Current Facts
According to the California Kiwifruit Commission, kiwi fruit were the fastest-growing fruit in sales and distribution from 1987 to 1995.
Description/Taste
About the size of an egg, kiwifruit is wrapped in a russet-brown thin skin with short rather stiff hairs. The kaleidoscope-like almost glistening emerald green firm pulp is dotted with a large amount of dark nearly black tiny edible seeds that create this fruit's characteristic interior starburst pattern. Sometimes the flesh may be yellow, brownish or off-white. Sweet tart with a slightly acidic edge, this decorative fruit's succulent flavor is mainly sweet.
Nutritional Value
Kiwifruit is rich in vitamin C, having ten times more than the equal weight of a lemon. Two fruits have almost twice the vitamin C of an orange and more potassium than a comparable serving of bananas. High in fiber, it also offers vitamin A, Vitamin E, calcium and iron. Credit goes to all those little black seeds, as they act much like grains, providing lots of nutrition.
Applications
Puree; enhance juices and beverages. Even though the skin is edible, the fruit is usually peeled. Slice for garnish. Containing a meat-tenderizing enzyme, place sliced peels with some flesh attached directly on meat; marinate thirty minutes for each inch of the meat's thickness. To make a kiwifruit salsa, blend four peeled kiwis, one teaspoon minced jalapeño pepper, one tablespoon orange juice, one tablespoon chopped fresh mint and a pinch of salt. Serve with grilled swordfish, grilled poultry and roast pork. Bananas, berries, mangoes, strawberries, raspberries and oranges are especially partial to kiwifruit. To store, refrigerate ripe fruit up to ten days. Refrigerated unripe fruit lasts up to one month.
Ethnic/Cultural Info
The French word, souris vegetale, for this fruit translates to "vegetable mouse".
Geography/History
Native to the Yangtze River Valley of northern China and Zhejiang Province on the coast of eastern China, this fruit was first grown commercially in New Zealand. England received their very first kiwifruit shipment in 1953. Not frost-tolerant, the vigorous woody twining vine or climbing shrubby plants require a long growing season. Only fully dormant plants can survive temperatures around ten degrees Fahrenheit. The rambling vines are capable of stretching to cover an area ten to fifteen feet wide, eighteen to twenty-four feet long and nine to twelve feet high. Producing deep green leathery-textured oval to round leaves that can grow seven to ten inches in diameter, fragrant one to two inch wide white to cream colored flowers appear in the leaf axils. In the United States, California produces about ninety-nine percent of the nation's kiwifruit supply.
Featured Restaurants
Restaurants currently purchasing this product as an ingredient for their menu.
| Pamplemousse Grill | Solana Beach CA | 858-792-9090 |
| Nuyo Eastlake Inc. | Chula Vista CA | 619-482-9964 |
| Whiskey Girl | San Diego CA | 619-236-1616 |
| Harney Sushi Oceanside | Oceanside CA | 760-967-1820 |
| Inn at the Park | San Diego CA | 619-296-0057 |
| Sbicca | Del Mar CA | 858-481-1001 |
| Nutmeg Café & Bakery | San Diego CA | 858-722-8901 |
| Bahia Resort Hotel | San Diego CA | 858-488-0551 |
| The Australian Grill | Carlsbad CA | 858-222-9328 |
| La Jolla Country Club | San Diego CA | 858-454-9601 |
| Surf Side Cuisine | San Diego CA | 619 507-0891 |
| Tapenade | San Diego CA | 858-551-7500 |
| J six | San Diego CA | 619-531-8744 |
| Del Mar Country Club | Rancho Santa Fe CA | 858-759-5500 x207 |
| Estancia Adobe | San Diego CA | 858-550-1000 |
| Handlery Hotel & Resort | San Diego CA | 619-298-0511 |
| Misha Cafe & Juice Bar | San Diego CA | 619-795-3488 |
| Hotel Del Coronado Banquets | Coronado CA | 619-435-6611 |
| The Bristol Hotel | San Diego CA | 877-784-6835 |
| Solana Beach Presbyterian Church | Solana Beach CA | 858-509-2580 |
| LaCasse Maritime | Bothell WA | 206 545 2201 |
| Crosby National Golf Club LLC | Rancho Santa Fe CA | 858-227-0172 |
| Saiko Sushi | Coronado CA | 619-435-0868 |
| The Village at 631 | San Diego CA | 619-255-9405 |
| Lafayette Hotel | San Diego CA | 619-296-2101 |
| Village Club | Chula Vista CA | 619-425-3333 |
| Victoria Mahdion | San Diego CA | 619-987-3304 |
| Cork and Platter | San Diego CA | 619-253-8311 |
| Waters Catering | San Diego CA | 619-276-8803 ex 4 |
| Stingaree | San Diego CA | 619-544-0867 |
| Snooze H.C, LLC | San Diego CA | 619-500-3344 |
| Boat House Coronado | Coronado CA | 619-435-0155 |
| Convention Center East | San Diego CA | 619-525-5832 |
| Monarch School | San Diego CA | 619-685-8242 |
| Currant | San Diego CA | 619-702-6309 |
| Four Seasons Residence Club | Carlsbad CA | 760 603 3700 |
| Museum Cafe | La Jolla CA | 858-456-6427 |
| The Joint | San Diego CA | 619-222-8272 |
| Bare Back Grill Downtown | San Diego CA | 619-237-9990 |
| Tractor Room | San Diego CA | 619-543-1007 |
| Sorority Cuisine - Kappa Delta | San Diego CA | 510-512-2213 |
| Nobu | San Diego CA | 619-814-4124 |
| Gina Demangos | San Diego CA | 858-581-1460 |
| Paradise Point Resort Main Kitchen | San Diego CA | 858-490-6363 |
| Cucina Celestina | Coronado CA | 619-672-4246 |
| Extraordinary Desserts Union St. | San Diego CA | 619-294-7001 |
| The Compass | Carlsbad CA | 760-419-8343 |
| Tom Hams Light House | San Diego CA | 619-291-9110 |
| Good Thyme Catering | San Diego CA | 619-764-3813 |
| Aztec Shops Catering | San Diego CA | 619-594-7641 |
| Mimmos Italian Village | San Diego CA | 619-239-3710 |
| Hilton Harbor Island | San Diego CA | 619-291-6700 |
| Yogurt Escape Coronado | Coronado CA | 619-435-9700 |
| KI's | Encinitas CA | 760-436-5236 |
| Vista Valley | Vista CA | 760-758-2800 |
| Barleymash | San Diego CA | 619-276-6700 x304 |
| Mille Fleurs | Rancho Santa Fe CA | 858-756-9085 |
| Extraordinary Desserts | San Diego CA | 619-294-2132 |
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| Yogurt Escape La Jolla | San Diego CA | 858-456-2000 |
| Sorority Cuisine - Delta Gamma | San Diego CA | 916 847 9896 |
| Hotel Palomar-Salt Box | San Diego CA | 619-515-4062 |
| Miguel's Old Town | San Diego CA | 619-298-9840 |
| Bread & Cie Café | San Diego CA | 619-683-9322 |
| Monello | San Diego CA | 619-501-0030 |
| Sorority Cuisine - Pibeta Phi | San Diego CA | 619-778-0311 |
| Marriott Gaslamp | San Diego CA | 619-696-0234 x6051 |
| Tartine | Coronado CA | 619-435-4323 |
| Catamaran | San Diego CA | 858-488-1081 |
| Chateau La Jolla | San Diego CA | 858-459-4451 |
| Quality Social | San Diego CA | 619-501-7675 |
| Crown Point Catering | San Diego CA | 619-223-1211 |
| Empire House Urban Palate | San Diego CA | 619-278-8175 |
| Jake's Del Mar | Del Mar CA | 858-755-2002 |
| The Elegant Truffle | San Diego CA | 619-222-1889 |
| Craft and Commerce (Sekscobra Inc.) | San Diego CA | 619-962-5935 |
| Marriott Courtyard | San Diego CA | 619-446-3008 |
| Stevie's Catering | San Diego CA | 619-298-7706 |
| Brothers Café & Catering | San Diego CA | 619-595-0295 |
| Georges at the Cove | San Diego CA | 858-454-4244 |
| Cody's at the Cove | San Diego CA | 858-459-0040 |
| The Country Club Of Rancho Bernardo | San Diego CA | 858-451-9100 |
| Roy's La Jolla | San Diego CA | 858-455-1616 |
| La Valencia | San Diego CA | 858-551-3750 |
| San Diego Yacht Club | San Diego CA | 619-758-6334 |
| Gro Café | San Diego CA | 619-253-8311 |
| JRDN Restaurant | San Diego CA | 858-270-5736 |
| Catering By Felicia G. | San Diego CA | 619-742-4747 |
| Prepkitchen Little Italy | San Diego CA | 619-247-0394 |
| Neighborhood Burger Wine and Beer | San Diego CA | 619-446-0002 |
| La Costa Resort & Spa | Carlsbad CA | 760-930-7063 |
| WKM Group (John King) | San Diego CA | 619-255-7107 |
| Bertrand at Mr A's | San Diego CA | 619-239-1377 |
| Juan Chou | San Diego CA | 619-487-0455 |
| West Steak and Seafood | Carlsbad CA | 760-930-9100 |
| Sorority Cuisine - Alpha Phi | San Diego CA | 619-295-3173 |
| Wyndham SD Bayside | San Diego CA | 619-232-3861 |
| Prepkitchen La Jolla | San Diego CA | 858-875-7737 |
| JR Produce | San Diego CA | 858-270-3857 |
| Croces | San Diego CA | 619-233-4355 |
| Kecho's Café | San Diego CA | 619-225-9043 |
| Kai Foods | Imperial Beach CA | 619-254-8996 |
| Fishery | San Diego CA | 858-272-9985 |
| Toast Catering | san diego CA | 858.208.9422 |
| Raglan Public House | San Diego CA | 619-794-2304 |
| Nuyo Frozen Yogurt Telegraph Canyon | Chula Vista CA | 619-591-9837 |
| Bacci | San Diego CA | 619-275-2094 |
| Harney Sushi Old Town | San Diego CA | 619-295-3272 |
| Alchemy Restaurant | San Diego CA | 619-255-0616 |
| Burlap | San Diego CA | 858 369 5700 |
| Tin Leaf Frsh Kitchen | Carlsbad CA | 619-236-1299 |
| Baking Co. | San Diego CA | 619-819-0911 |
| Searsucker | San Diego CA | 619-233-7327 |
| The Shores | La Jolla CA | 858-459-8271 |
| Peohes | Coronado CA | 619-437-4474 |
| Bernardo Heights Country Club | San Diego CA | 858-487-4022 |
| Rancho Valencia | Del Mar CA | 858-756-1123 |
| The Wild Thyme Company | San Diego CA | 858-527-0226 |
| Gingham | La Mesa CA | 619-797-1922 |
| Roy's San Diego | San Diego CA | 619-239-7697 |
| San Diego Culinary Institute Inc. | La Mesa CA | 619-644-2100 |
| Hilton Carlsbad Oceanfront & Spa | Carlsbad CA | 760-602-0800 |
| Carolines Seaside Cafe | La Jolla CA | 858-202-0569 |
Recipe Ideas
Recipes that include Kiwi. One
is easiest, three is harder.Recently Spotted
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Fresh Mart Near Shanghai, Shanghai, China About 21 days ago Spotter's comments : Fresh kiwi from Taiwan ?·?? | City' Super Near Shanghai, Shanghai, China About 23 days ago Spotter's comments : Fresh Kiwi from France Fresh Mart on West Nanjing Road Near Shanghai, Shanghai, China About 37 days ago Spotter's comments : Fresh Kiwi from Italy and Shanxi province Whole Foods Market Near Lake Grove, New York, United States About 50 days ago san diego oceans sustainable seafood gala Near San Diego, California, United States About 79 days ago Specialty Produce Near San Diego, California, United States About 112 days ago Spotter's comments : Fuzzy brownish outside with a bright green delicious flesh. Add to your next fruit salad or fresh smoothie. |
