Kiwifuit, also known as kiwi fruit, to distinguish them from Kiwis, which are both flightless birds from New Zealand, and New Zealanders themselves (though outside New Zealand they are often simply called kiwis as well), are a type of fruit that are actually native to northern China. Even though they are commonly associated with New Zealand, they were not introduced to that country until 1906. The kiwfruit were first commercially exported from New Zealand though, but China is the largesy producer by far.
Kiwis are about the size of an egg and are covered in brownish, fibrous skin which is removed before consumption. The inside of the fruit has a soft texture and has green or golden flesh with many tiny, edible, black seeds. Kiwi fruit are normally eaten raw.
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