Yes, you can, but if you use uncooked kiwis in a dish containing a milk product or gelatine, you need to eat that dish very soon afterwards. If you want to be able to store the dish for longer, you need to cook the kiwi before using it.

Why are uncooked kiwi fruit and milk products incompatible? Kiwi fruit contains a special enzyme called actinidine, which splits and dissolves protein. If you add kiwi to products rich in protein, it begins to break the protein down. Which explains why your kiwi milkshake starts to separate if you leave it too long.

But actinidine also has benefits. For example, it helps to tenderise meat. Plus it also stimulates digestion. How? Read the did-you-know item on “Did you know that … kiwi fruit can make meat more tender” and the piece on “Kiwi’s are healthy”.