Cocktails with Fresh kiwi fruit
Kiwi fruit is the small, brown-skinned fruit of the Actinidia vine, prized for its bright green, black-seeded flesh.
Taste profile
Tartness leads, backed by a mild tropical sweetness and faintly grassy, melon-like notes, with a soft flesh and gently crunchy seeds.
How it's used
Reached for when a drink needs fresh green acidity and colour, kiwi is muddled to release its pulp, blended into purées, or sliced as a garnish; strain to catch the seeds where a clean texture matters.
Substitutes for Fresh kiwi fruit
Other soft, tart green fruits such as green gooseberry, or a tart puréed melon for colour and body.
Description
The fruit grows on a woody climbing vine, its fuzzy brown skin enclosing translucent green (or golden) flesh studded with rows of tiny edible black seeds around a pale core. It is peeled and sliced or scooped for use.
Storage
Ripen at room temperature, then refrigerate; once peeled or cut, wrap and use within a day or two.
