To enjoy fleshy, pulpy, and deliciously sweet kiwis with a light heart, you still need to know how to ripen kiwi that is too hard, lean as little as possible, and how to best store them!
Also known as Chinese gooseberries, these fluffy-skinned, brightly colored vitamin concentrates – named after a New Zealand bird – are part of the so-called climacteric family of foods.
It is thus possible without any problem to buy them still firm (but preferably without roughness or apparent alteration) with a view to letting them soften more or less gradually, so as to consume them in the long, medium, or (very) short term.
How to ripen kiwis taking your time?
When the tasting can wait, the easiest way is to store your kiwis in the vegetable drawer of your refrigerator and then let them ripen very quietly, for two, three, or even four weeks. To monitor their degree of ripening, a slight push applied against each fruit allows you to know if its flesh is tender (it then yields under the pressure of the finger), or if it is still too firm (nothing moves) to be eaten. shortly.
Ripen kiwi fruit in 3-5 days
When you are not close to one day but you do not want to hang around for weeks, you can count on placing the fruit in a basket at room temperature. If the kiwis stay together, the more tender ones will ripen the others.
And if they are paired with other even more climacteric fruits, the latter will be likely to speed things up. But in any case, beware of the light and the heat of the sun which could cause discoloration and rot…
Ripen kiwi fruit in 24 to 48 hours
We turn on ethylene fully when consumption is about to happen! To do this, we wrap our kiwis in a micro-aerated plastic bag, always with an apple, a banana, or a pear nearby. Also, allow it to function at ambient temperature.
Methods for storing already ripe kiwi fruit
In the fridge
We turn on ethylene fully when consumption is about to happen! A ripe Kiwi may be kept in the refrigerator for a short (or even lengthy) week as long as it is not affected by climacteric meals. Simply place it in fresh packaging that will reduce its dehydration to double the wager.
In the freezer
Since kiwis have a knack for retaining their nutritional properties when frozen, don’t hesitate to freeze them, either whole or in pieces (first washed and peeled), packed in an airtight bag ready to be dated then stored (until months) in the freezer at a constant temperature of at least -18°C.
In the casserole
Better to feed than to rot! So pass your threatened kiwis to the pan, preparing a sweet compote (with a knob of butter and a spoonful of brown sugar) or why not a salty condiment (with minced onion and seasonal vegetables ).
And now that you know how to ripen your kiwis between purchase and tasting, enjoy their aromatic power and their beneficial vitality without hindrance! And learn to do the same with lawyers.