What’s green, knobbly and good for you?
Anna:
February 26th, 2007
The first time I ate an avocado, I thought it was disgusting. More akin to biting into a bar of soap than sampling a delicacy. All I can say is, I must have had a sourly unripe specimen, because nowadays I can’t get enough them. Being a veggie, avocado is a great sarnie stand-by for me and there are loads of other ways I like to enjoy the humble alligator pear. Drizzled with olive oil, sprinkled with pine nuts, chopped and added to a salad, mashed into guacamole…
Did you know the word comes from the Spanish aguacate, in turn derived from the Aztec name - ahuacatl? And did you know avocados grow on trees? A good tree can yield 500 fruits in a season! And there’s another fact - an avocado is a fruit not a vegetable. And do be aware that a few slices of the good green stuff will give you a dose of more than 25 essential nutrients. Aah, there is no end to the fascination for me. If you are a fellow avocado aficionado, check out the website of the California Avocado Commission. Yeah, I’m not too sure on the human sacrifice front, but the Aztecs definitely got it right with their love of avocados.