Don’t Insist That Kiwi Fruit Is From New Zealand

Yes, New Zealanders are nicknamed ‘Kiwis,’ but it has nothing to do with the fruit. Although many insist that kiwi fruit is from New Zealand, they are usually very surprised when they find out that the fruit actually comes from the Yangtze River Valley of the Zhejiang Province of none other than China. It’s probably because the seeds were eventually brought to New Zealand from China and grown there as well, but no, Kiwi fruit is definitely not originally from there.