Where are Kiwi from?!
Are they from New Zealand since they are called the Kiwi as well!?Www@FoodAQ@Com
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The kiwifruit (or kiwi) is the edible berry of a cultivar group of the woody vine Actinidia deliciosa and hybrids between this and other species in the genus Actinidia!. The Actinidia is native to Shaanxi, China!.
Originally known as the Chinese Gooseberry, the fruit was renamed for marketing reasons in the mid-20th century, first to melonette, and then to kiwifruit!. The latter name was chosen for the indigenous New Zealand bird, kiwi, which is one of the country's national symbols!. The first renaming was done in order to avoid a tariff on melons imported into the US!. It is not uncommon outside New Zealand and Australia for the fruit to be referred to simply as "kiwi"!. Today, kiwifruit is a commercial crop in several countries!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Originally known as the Chinese Gooseberry, the fruit was renamed for marketing reasons in the mid-20th century, first to melonette, and then to kiwifruit!. The latter name was chosen for the indigenous New Zealand bird, kiwi, which is one of the country's national symbols!. The first renaming was done in order to avoid a tariff on melons imported into the US!. It is not uncommon outside New Zealand and Australia for the fruit to be referred to simply as "kiwi"!. Today, kiwifruit is a commercial crop in several countries!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Originally Kiwi that we eat here in the US, were imported from New Zealand!. Named so, because they looked a lot like the animal (Kiwi Bird) of the same name!. But here in the US most of the kiwi we eat is grown in California!.
However if you're referring to the people or the bird!.!.!. They are from New Zealand!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
However if you're referring to the people or the bird!.!.!. They are from New Zealand!.Www@FoodAQ@Com