Actinidia deliciosa Zealand, around 1924. This is the most widely grown cultivar in the world. Chinese gooseberry was initially grown in domestic gardens, but commercial planting began in the 1940s. In 1959, Turners and Growers named it kiwifruit, after New Zealand's national bird, the kiwi—brown and furry. , Italy was the leading producer of kiwifruit in the world, followed by New Zealand, Chile, France, Greece, Japan, and the United States. Kiwifruit is still produced in China, but China has never made it to the top 10 list of kiwifruit-producing countries. In China, it is grown mainly in the mountainous area upstream of
Rødgrød There are several modern variants of "Rødgrød", sold basically in German supermarkets: "Grüne Grütze", the green variant, is made from gooseberries and rhubarb in combination with kiwifruit and apples. In Denmark, a similar dish is known as "stikkelsbærgrød" (gooseberry jelly). To make "Blaue Grütze", the blue variant, blackberries, blueberries, plums, blackcurrant, and grapes are usually used. "Gelbe Grütze" consists of peaches, yellow gooseberries, bananas, gold kiwifruit, or other yellow fruits. In Poland, parts of Russia, the Baltic states, Finland, and Ukraine, "Kissel" is known as a dessert similar to "Rødgrød". Rødgrød Rødgrød (), Rote Grütze (), or Rode Grütt (),