Naked Kiwis Now on Display

I spotted baby kiwis at my local farmers market a few year's back. These smooth, grape-sized kiwis looked naked to me without the fuzz that covers their their larger relatives. "Cover up," I thought, "or you'll catch your death of cold!"

Baby kiwis, also known as hardy kiwis or kiwi grapes, are both sweet and tart, and entirely edible, skin and all. They make a great portable snack and a cool lunchbox treat. Still a novelty, whenever I have them in my grocery cart, people stop to ask me what they are.

If you can't find baby kiwis at your farmers market, not to worry. These days you can buy them at grocery stores across the country. Look for them in the berry section. But only for a short time. Naked kiwis can't bear the cold.

--Tracy Schneider