18 Mar 2026

Is there a wrong way to cut a feijoa? 

From Nights, 8:25 pm on 18 March 2026

It's March, so that means it's one of the greatest times in the kiwi calendar - Feijoa season. But, recent Feijoa-related post on the New Zealand Reddit page has kiwis up in arms. It's an innocent enough question, from someone new to New Zealand, "what is the correct way to cut a feijoa" ... the traditional crossways ... or, cue the shock and horror ... lengthwise. Commenters have called the latter, "a crime against humanity" "abhorrent" and "just awful." But is there really a correct way to cut a feijoa? Joining Emile is a person who knows a thing or two about this magnificent fruit - Author of FEIJOA: A story of obsession and belonging, it's Kate Evans.