last year a friend asked if i had ever tried a feijoa. i had not tried it nor heard of it so i sipped her feijoa cocktail (which happened to be made with feijoa vodka not the fresh fruit but anyway…) and enjoyed it. of course it’s hard not to enjoy vodka. turns out it’s a south american & new zealand grown fruit. related to a guava, it can be used as an exfoliant and it’s high in vit c.
when we were in nz earlier this year, i tried it as much as i could. feijoa smoothies. juice. chocolate. vodka. but i still never actually saw one or had a fresh one til today. over the wknd i went into a little market & saw them. here’s the photographic evidence & your cultural lesson of the day the feijoa.