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Friday 2 January 2015

Kiwi v Kiwifruit

This is a kiwi.  It is New Zealand's national bird.  It is endangered, nocturnal, flightless, and has nostrils at the end of its beak so it can hunt for grubs in the dark.  This one is just a chick.















This is a kiwifruit.  It is a large fuzzy green berry with green or gold flesh.  Not to be confused with a kiwi (see above).  The kiwifruit is one of NZ's greatest marketing campaigns and also one of its worst.  In the 1970s we convinced the world this was a pretty cool fruit to eat and they believed us.  Unfortunately, we forgot to trademark the name "kiwifruit" soon enough.  If you want genuine NZ kiwifruit you need to look for Zespri brand.



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