ThisOne said:

WHAT NOT 2 DO WITH AN AVOCADO!!!!

once i thought it would b a great idea 2 microwave the avocade to soften it up as it was rock hard and i was desperate 4 some

not a good idea

Cerebus said:

paintedlady said:

I can eat them like an orange, take off the peel and eat.

I used to eat the big ones with a smooth skin like that and I don't like the smaller ones with the rough skin for some odd reason.

The bigger ones are juicier to me.

I eat these as a sidedish to most of my food on a plate just plain. Love em' and can never get enough of them.

I like 'em both. But yeah, two totally different fruits. Now there's a third, smaller kind that's readily available around here, too.

Those really small ones are good! I can do them but only if perfectly ripe. Its a texture thing for me, I really need the smoothness.

tinaz said:

Those bigger thin skinned ones that are supposed to be less fat are GROSS! They have a fruity undertone to me

I grew up eating those bigger ones and the smaller bumpy ones were introduced to me as an adult when produce from Mexico became abundantly available here in the northeast.I LOVE the bigger ones. To me they are fruit.

Now we are finally getting tuna (prickly pear fruit) here also.

A tip/trick:

If you buy an avocado that's not quite ripe, put it in a brown paper bag and let it sit on the counter for a day or two. It will ripen perfectly! Most of the time, I'll buy a slightly under ripe avocado and do that so I know it's exactly how I want it.

tinaz said:

Those bigger thin skinned ones that are supposed to be less fat are GROSS! They have a fruity undertone to me

Well, avocados are a fruit (not a vegetable).

XxAxX said:

love them!!! once visited a cousin in los angeles and made a fool of myself eating their avocado tree bare they said "go ahead, we're sick of those things. we usually just let them drop off and rot" i was all you WHAT??!!

I would have been bagging them things up to take home!! I would love to have a avocado tree,but I am not sure if they would grow in this climate.

Kind of like artichokes,would love to be able to grow them,but I think they also require a certain climate.

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jone70 said:

A tip/trick:

If you buy an avocado that's not quite ripe, put it in a brown paper bag and let it sit on the counter for a day or two. It will ripen perfectly! Most of the time, I'll buy a slightly under ripe avocado and do that so I know it's exactly how I want it.

tinaz said:

Those bigger thin skinned ones that are supposed to be less fat are GROSS! They have a fruity undertone to me

Well, avocados are a fruit (not a vegetable).

I do that,especially if the market is having a 10 for $10 sale on them,cause if I bought them all ripe,I know some would go bad before I could use them.

paintedlady said:

I can eat them like an orange, take off the peel and eat.

I used to eat the big ones with a smooth skin like that and I don't like the smaller ones with the rough skin for some odd reason.

The bigger ones are juicier to me.

I eat these as a sidedish to most of my food on a plate just plain. Love em' and can never get enough of them.

Avocados get phimosis?!

Genesia said:

paintedlady said:

I can eat them like an orange, take off the peel and eat.

I used to eat the big ones with a smooth skin like that and I don't like the smaller ones with the rough skin for some odd reason.

The bigger ones are juicier to me.

I eat these as a sidedish to most of my food on a plate just plain. Love em' and can never get enough of them.

Avocados get phimosis?!

You made me choke on my damn coffee! Goodness you just sexualized my statement... you are so dirty!

paintedlady said:

Genesia said:

Avocados get phimosis?!

You made me choke on my damn coffee! Goodness you just sexualized my statement... you are so dirty!

My work here is done.

When I was raw-Vegan, I had the MOST delicious "keylime" pie made from

avocados, lime juice, vanilla and agave. It was.....heavenly.

But, didn't taste like avocados.

it's funny, I used to be like "meh, avacados are ok but they don't have any real flavor"

until like a year or 2 ago, now I'm like "avacados are awesome, they're so delicious"

I don't know what changed in me but I freakin' love those things now. with scrambled eggs, on toast, in a sandwich, plain, ...I don't care, I like em anyway they are.

I never tried the smooth ones before though.

EmeraldSkies said:

XxAxX said:

love them!!! once visited a cousin in los angeles and made a fool of myself eating their avocado tree bare they said "go ahead, we're sick of those things. we usually just let them drop off and rot" i was all you WHAT??!!

I would have been bagging them things up to take home!! I would love to have a avocado tree,but I am not sure if they would grow in this climate.

Kind of like artichokes,would love to be able to grow them,but I think they also require a certain climate.

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i know! i was concerned about being 'cool' so i didn't grab the old avocado brass ring and go for the all you can eat and then some. maybe i should visit them again sometime soon i'll bring them some tasty minnesota delicacies, sort of butter them up with some yummy lutefisk

Something I'd like to know:

Which kind of Avocado do they sell in your country? The "Fuerte" (greenish, looks like a pear, has softer skin), or the "Hass" (rather purple and round, has thicker skin)? There's no big difference in taste.

I think I read somewhere that the "Hass" is more popular in the U.S. while I have only once seen it here in Europe and we usually have the "Fuerte" kind!

I think Hass are most popular in New York. They do also sell a larger variety (maybe the Sharwil?) that have a smoother, green skin. I tried those and found them to be watery and mushy.

Dave1992 said:

Something I'd like to know:

Which kind of Avocado do they sell in your country? The "Fuerte" (greenish, looks like a pear, has softer skin), or the "Hass" (rather purple and round, has thicker skin)? There's no big difference in taste.

I think I read somewhere that the "Hass" is more popular in the U.S. while I have only once seen it here in Europe and we usually have the "Fuerte" kind!

Depends on the region in the US.

For many years I only seen Fuerte avocados as a kid in my area (Boston, and other bodegas I would visit in CT, RI, NY in the northeast ) because of the demand by the Ricans in the community. Later in the 90's I started seeing tons of the Hass in the whole foods markets... along with more South American fruits and vegatables as more people from South America moved into the area.

Ricans mostly eat the Fuerte type and our food is closer to what Jamaicans eat, even though we are considered 'Hispanic' we do not make Mexican style foods.

I discovered Mexican (South American) foods as an adult, along with the Hass avocado. I still prefer the Fuerte avocado.

So the type of avocado sold/available depended on the type of folks who lived in the region... but things are changing because of the demand for variety and most people like both.

I love them! I usually have them when I eat beans and rice or veggie beef mixed with rice and avocado. I love them and they're great for your health! I bought three of them today!

Dave1992 said:

Something I'd like to know:

Which kind of Avocado do they sell in your country? The "Fuerte" (greenish, looks like a pear, has softer skin), or the "Hass" (rather purple and round, has thicker skin)? There's no big difference in taste.

I think I read somewhere that the "Hass" is more popular in the U.S. while I have only once seen it here in Europe and we usually have the "Fuerte" kind!

The only type that I know of for sure at the store I usually go to is the Hass kind. Those are what I usually buy,but last time I was at the store,they had these really large avocados. They also had a black shell like the Hass,they are just much larger.

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SeventeenDayze said:

I love them! I usually have them when I eat beans and rice or veggie beef mixed with rice and avocado. I love them and they're great for your health! I bought three of them today!

So did I!!

My daughter had to be rushed to the hospital this year. It turns out she's allergic to avocado.

i eat about 5 a week .. hass .. the other ones we call florida .. those thin skinned big pear shaped ones .. i don't know what to do with those .. they never seem to ripen right

i likes me some grilled portabello with avacado sandwich

i like em plain too .. or with a little salt

i definately put them on my nachos and salad

they are right up there with zuchinni as a staple for me

angel345 said:

My daughter had to be rushed to the hospital this year. It turns out she's allergic to avocado.

I hope she was okay.

i like to stuff the halved avacado with

shrimp, lemon & lime squeeze, and mild salsa. with tortilla chips on the side.

mmmmmmmmmmmmm

EmeraldSkies said:

angel345 said:

My daughter had to be rushed to the hospital this year. It turns out she's allergic to avocado.

I hope she was okay.

She's fine, and ready for her summer break . She broke out in hives, swollen face, and couldn't breathe. The doctor gave her Benadryl, and a shot. Thanks for asking.

I love 'em.

I used to halve them, remove the pit, sprinkle with crushed seaweed and eat with a spoon. Haven't had that in a while!

PunkMistress said:

I love 'em.

I used to halve them, remove the pit, sprinkle with crushed seaweed and eat with a spoon. Haven't had that in a while!

I've never done that and I have both of them in the house right now. I think I know what part of dinner is going to be tonight.

Cerebus said:

PunkMistress said:

I love 'em.

I used to halve them, remove the pit, sprinkle with crushed seaweed and eat with a spoon. Haven't had that in a while!

I've never done that and I have both of them in the house right now. I think I know what part of dinner is going to be tonight.

PunkMistress said:

Cerebus said:

I've never done that and I have both of them in the house right now. I think I know what part of dinner is going to be tonight.

I'm a seaweed junky. Love all different kinds prepared all different ways. Exactly NONE of my friends like it outside of sushi, which isn't exactly the top of my vegetarian diet meal planning.

I love miso, too.

Cerebus said:

PunkMistress said:

I'm a seaweed junky. Love all different kinds prepared all different ways. Exactly NONE of my friends like it outside of sushi, which isn't exactly the top of my vegetarian diet meal planning.

I love miso, too.

My mom and her sisters used to gather dulse and eat it when they lived in Ireland. They called it dillisk. I started buying dulse when I got into eating seaweek, and my auntie laughed at me for paying five dollars for a little packet of something she used to get tons of for free.

Kelp, dulse, hijiki; salads, baked, fried...I love sea veggies! My kids like it in their tuna salad.

PunkMistress said:

Cerebus said:

I'm a seaweed junky. Love all different kinds prepared all different ways. Exactly NONE of my friends like it outside of sushi, which isn't exactly the top of my vegetarian diet meal planning.

I love miso, too.

My mom and her sisters used to gather dulse and eat it when they lived in Ireland. They called it dillisk. I started buying dulse when I got into eating seaweek, and my auntie laughed at me for paying five dollars for a little packet of something she used to get tons of for free.

Kelp, dulse, hijiki; salads, baked, fried...I love sea veggies! My kids like it in their tuna salad.

Jealous. Of living in Ireland and pulling vegetable from the sea to eat.

Very cool. Stuff is SUPER healthy.

I think I could eat some variaton of sesame seaweed salad every day of my life.