they look like tiny, fuzzless kiwi fruit, which makes sense because i later found out they're a harder-to-ship kiwi relative. the grower's website has pretty good info (http://www.nzkiwiberry.com), as does wikipedia, of course (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Actinidia_arguta).
i had no clue what they were, and i put the first one in my mouth expecting a sour berry flavor. instead, it was a delicious sweet tender fruit with the barest hint of tart. like how james bond wants the vermouth in his martinis, that's where the tart is in this fruit.on the inside, they look even more like a kiwi, and the taste is sort of like a super ripe extra sweet blackberry. or, if you ask my mom, some unidentified kind of grape.
these kiwiberries came from whole foods, where they were crazy expensive ($5 to $6 for the tiny container) but apparently trader joe's sells them sometimes, too. they'd be well worth the purchase if you could find them a at trader joe's prices, or if you really like sweet fruits.
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