When it cools down and autumn hits in New Zealand, office kitchens and staff rooms are suddenly abundant with the sweet smell of our widely available little fruit – the feijoa.
But spare a thought for Kiwis who have made Australia home – where they don’t seem to understand our feijoa fantasy.
Piera Maclean, who has lived in Melbourne for a decade, longs for the taste.
“Normally at this time of year in New Zealand everyone’s having feijoa crumble all the time and making cakes. They’ve got so many. Whereas here it’s like if you find three, you know you’re feeling very lucky and it’s the best day ever.”
I’m guessing we* like them because they grow like crazy and so are abundant here. Every neighbourhood has some good foraging trees or people putting boxes of them out by the letterbox for people to take for free.
* I don’t actually like them 😅
I never understood not liking them, it always shocks me that my feelings aren’t shared…
More for me, I guess
I don’t know why I don’t like them. I used to as a kid but grew out of them. I think it’s just not a flavour I enjoy anymore, can’t explain it more than that.