Avocado
Persea americana · Fruit
8 varietiesTop 10 pairings
A fruit rich in fat rather than sugar, avocado comes from an evergreen tree native to south-central Mexico. Its buttery, pale-green flesh is barely sweet, faintly grassy and nutty, and spreads smooth.
Picking a good onedrag
UnderripeOverripe
Firm ripeBuy itSlices, wedges and fans that hold their edge.
FleshFirm; barely gives in the palm
SkinGreen going purple-black
StemButton on, dry at the edge
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What you get from one
74%
Edible part
201 g flesh · stone and skin out
272 g
Weight each
each one
Keeping ittap a temperature
A hard one held a week below 5 °C pits, greys and never ripens. Ripe ones last days at 2-4 °C.
90-95%
Humidity
Loose and open
Airflow