The delicious superfruit that Kiwis go crazy for but most Australians have never heard of – so have you tried a feijoa?
- Many Australians have not heard of a feijoa while Kiwis are crazy for the fruit
- The fruit is grown in New Zealand autumn time and has a sweet-citrus flavour
- It can be infused with foods including chocolate and is eaten with ice-cream
- The flowering plant needs at least 50 hours of winter chill in order to bare fruit
While many Australians have never heard of a feijoa, New Zealanders go crazy for the delicious superfruit.
The popular seasonal fruit, which is smooth in texture and similar in shape and size to an egg, is eaten in New Zealand in the autumn.
For four months of the year Kiwis just can’t get enough of the green fruit and its distinct soapy-citrus flavour.
Many Australian’s have never heard of a feijoa (pictured) it’s the delicious superfruit that New Zealanders go crazy for
The sweet-flavoured fruit can be infused in everything from chocolate to vodka, and can be stewed in a pot of sugar and eaten with vanilla ice cream as a wintry treat.
While the fruit’s skin is edible but sour the inside of the fruit is fleshy and juicy and its flavour has been likened to pineapples, apples and mint.
The feijoa is grown on an Acca sellowiana, a flowering plant, which grows in tropical conditions but needs at least 50 hours of winter chill to fruit.
The fruit can be grown in Brazil, parts of Colombia and Argentina as well as Russia, Iran, New Zealand and Tasmania.
While the fruit’s skin is edible but sour the inside of the fruit is fleshy and juicy and has been likened to pineapple, apple and mint
The feijoa is grown on an Acca sellowiana, a flowering plant, which will grow in tropical conditions but needs at least 50 hours of winter chilling to fruit
Fruit fans had taken to social media to share their love for the fruit.
‘Northern hemisphere friends, this is a baby feijoa, it’s delicious,’ one said.
A second added: ‘So I just worked out that we will be in NZ for feijoa season and omg this makes me so happy!!!’
‘Yay! Feijoa season has started! #AutumnalFruit,’ another said.
One avid fruit fan couldn’t quite believe her Australian counterparts weren’t fussed about the fruit.
‘When you realise feijoa’s aren’t a big deal in Australia so you immediately buy a ticket back to NZ #feijoa,’ she wrote.
The sweet-flavoured fruit can be added to everything from chocolate to vodka, and is often stewed in pots of sugar and eaten with vanilla ice cream