Avocado?

@LindaOHio (116451)
United States
January 15, 2023 6:33am CST
The avocado was first domesticated by Mesoamerican (the Southern part of North America and extends to most of Central America) tribes more than 5,000 years ago. Botanically the avocado is a large berry containing one large seed. Mexico is the world's leading producer. Do you like avocados? What is your favorite way to eat them? I've only tasted an avocado twice in my life; and the second time it was overripe and not good at all. Photo Credit: Pixabay
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@DaddyEvil (118341)
• United States
15 Jan
I've tried to eat avocados several times. (One roommate loved them and was always trying to get me to eat them.) The only way I've actually liked avocado was as guacamole spread on egg-in-a-hole my roommate's wife made for breakfast once. (Egg-in-a-hole is thick toast with a hole cut in the center and an egg cooked (fried, I think) in the center of the bread then she spread guacamole on the bread itself. It was delicious!)
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@prashu228 (37208)
• India
15 Jan
@DE Ohh new recipe
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@DaddyEvil (118341)
• United States
15 Jan
@prashu228 I've never tried to make it but I do wish my friend and his wife lived closer so I could ask her how she made it. (Or talk her into making it again. ) It really was delicious.
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@LindaOHio (116451)
• United States
15 Jan
@DaddyEvil I've never had guacamole and wouldn't eat it if it was made with onions.
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@much2say (51332)
• Los Angeles, California
15 Jan
We love avocados and always have them on hand! I love guacamole . . . but I can eat them plain too. Yah, overripe is too mushy and gets kinda bitter with the woody strings.
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@LindaOHio (116451)
• United States
15 Jan
I've never had guacamole.
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@much2say (51332)
• Los Angeles, California
16 Jan
@LindaOHio It is so good and easy to make. Or the easy way is to order it from a restaurant too (but we like homemade better).
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@Marty1 (73084)
• Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
16 Jan
@LindaOHio I never had guacamole either, and honestly, just never wanted to try it. It doesn't look appetizing in the pictures I have seen of it.
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@rebelann (105109)
• El Paso, Texas
15 Jan
I love avocado and when I get them I search for those that are organic and grown in the USA. The reason for wanting USA grown avocado is because customs will spray insecticides on any produce that goes through them and that's something I don't want on my food.
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@rebelann (105109)
• El Paso, Texas
16 Jan
Yes, I am allergic to insecticides and herbicides which is why I only buy organic.
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@marlina (155017)
• Canada
15 Jan
I did not realize that for the insecticides.
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@LindaOHio (116451)
• United States
15 Jan
You have to be so careful with all the insecticides in use.
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@prashu228 (37208)
• India
15 Jan
Thanks for sharing so much information about avacado. I don't like Avacado, ate it once or twice
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@prashu228 (37208)
• India
17 Jan
@DaddyEvil when and why did you taste grease ?
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@DaddyEvil (118341)
• United States
16 Jan
Yeah, avocado tastes like grease to me unless it's made into guacamole, first. That's why I don't like it, normally.
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@LindaOHio (116451)
• United States
15 Jan
Thank you for commenting.
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@RasmaSandra (62501)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
15 Jan
I love avocados and get them as often as I can depending on the price per avocado. I eat them plain, with salsa, and in salads,
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@RasmaSandra (62501)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
16 Jan
@Marty1 the season for avocados is from May to October. They name my store Walmart as one of the best places for avocados when you can get them,
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@Marty1 (73084)
• Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
16 Jan
@RasmaSandra I have heard they are expensive. Do they have a time when they are in season and you can get them at a better price?
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@LindaOHio (116451)
• United States
16 Jan
They are a good source of calories for you plus all the other advantages.
@JudyEv (304576)
• Rockingham, Australia
15 Jan
I like avocadoes but don't have them very often. They are quite expensive here. There are dozens of avocado orchards being planted in the area of our old home. They are predicting there will be glut of them in a few years when they are all fruiting.
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@Marty1 (73084)
• Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
16 Jan
@judyev If they grow so many avocadoes, will you be able to get them cheaper?
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@JudyEv (304576)
• Rockingham, Australia
17 Jan
@Marty1 We should be able to but sometimes it doesn't seem to work out that way. Maybe they will export a lot more and we'll still have to pay as much as now.
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@LindaOHio (116451)
• United States
15 Jan
Thank you for commenting!
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@pumpkinjam (8286)
• United Kingdom
16 Jan
I'm not a fan of avocados. They make a good ingredient for body wash or soap! I don't like the texture or taste of it, and I think smashed avocado looks like vomit and doesn't taste much better! It's one of the few fruits I don't like.
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@LindaOHio (116451)
• United States
17 Jan
I think they're kind of bland, although I only had a properly ripe one once in my life.
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@jstory07 (127053)
• Roseburg, Oregon
16 Jan
I have never eaten an avocado.
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@Marty1 (73084)
• Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
16 Jan
@LindaOHio Aren't avocadoes fruit? I thought all fruit was low in calories. I never tasted them and really have no desire.
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@LindaOHio (116451)
• United States
17 Jan
@Marty1 Not all fruit is low in calories...there's a lot of sugar in some. An avocado has 500 calories in it.
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@LindaOHio (116451)
• United States
16 Jan
I should probably try one again although they are high in calories.
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@marlina (155017)
• Canada
15 Jan
I don't really care for avocados, but my sis loves them.
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@LindaOHio (116451)
• United States
16 Jan
I've done without them all these years...I probably should try one again.
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@LadyDuck (428293)
• Switzerland
15 Jan
I like avocados, I add them to shrimps salads, I like to make a guacamole and I like to serve sliced with smoked salmon, but also with canned tuna. The best I buy here comes from Peru. I dislike heated or cooked.
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@LadyDuck (428293)
• Switzerland
16 Jan
@LindaOHio I like real guacamole (and it has NO onions in it), I make it at home and it is delicious.
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@LindaOHio (116451)
• United States
16 Jan
@LadyDuck I would try your guacamole since it has no onions!!!
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@LindaOHio (116451)
• United States
15 Jan
I've never had guacamole.
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@1creekgirl (35468)
• United States
15 Jan
I love avocados, but they're really expensive here. Dale bought a jar of avocado dip, but it was too spicy even for me. But I added some sour cream to it and it's yummy with Fritos.
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@LindaOHio (116451)
• United States
15 Jan
Thank you for commenting!
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@TheHorse (176156)
• Walnut Creek, California
15 Jan
I enjoy avocados. I like them in salads, and just...sliced. I just had some.
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@TheHorse (176156)
• Walnut Creek, California
16 Jan
@LindaOHio Avocado. Good.
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@LindaOHio (116451)
• United States
15 Jan
Thanks for stopping by and commenting!
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• Rupert, Idaho
16 Jan
Good to know. The times I have tried it I did not like it. Nope, not at all. Too bad cause it'd be a good food for my low carb lifestyle.
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@LindaOHio (116451)
• United States
16 Jan
Do you eat any fruits or veggies?
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@LindaOHio (116451)
• United States
17 Jan
@MommyOfEli2013 I knew about the potatoes but not the apples. I like almost all fruits and veggies.
• Rupert, Idaho
16 Jan
@LindaOHio I thought I had mentioned that before lol....potatoes yes (although I consider that a starch and not a veggie) and I do like apples as long as they aren't cooked lol.
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@MarieCoyle (13626)
16 Jan
I love guacamole, as long as it is not made with any hot peppers! Just peel and slice up a nice ripe avocado, delicious on a tossed salad or even just plain with a bit of salt. Also, really good on a turkey sandwich and even better on a BLT.
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@LindaOHio (116451)
• United States
16 Jan
Thanks for commenting!!!
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@May2k8 (17047)
• Indonesia
19 Jan
I like avocado juice mixed with chocolate or fruit soup.
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@LindaOHio (116451)
• United States
19 Jan
I've never heard of it mixed with chocolate.
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@Tampa_girl7 (49611)
• United States
18 Jan
I love it in a salad.
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@LindaOHio (116451)
• United States
18 Jan
Thanks for stopping by!
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@DianneN (247191)
• United States
15 Jan
I love avocados and eat them mashed on toast, on burgers, in guacamole, in salads, and whole with spices. Overripe in anything is never good.
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@DianneN (247191)
• United States
15 Jan
@LindaOHio Of course it would. Ick!!!
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@LindaOHio (116451)
• United States
15 Jan
The overripe one was on a burger and ruined the whole meal.
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@andriaperry (117370)
• Anniston, Alabama
15 Jan
Oh yes. I made many things with avocados, however, when I found out one contains 500 calories I had to back off because I was on a 1200 calorie diet. I love them.
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@LindaOHio (116451)
• United States
15 Jan
That's a lot of calories!
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@YrNemo (20370)
15 Jan
I used to refuse avocado in any form as a child. Growing up, I was served avocado in bagel with smoke salmon (with a sprinkle of pepper and salt), and it was so yummy!
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@LindaOHio (116451)
• United States
15 Jan
Thank you for commenting.
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@porwest (64938)
• United States
19 Jan
My wife eats them more than I do. But I do like them. Sometimes we put them in a salad or the wife makes guacamole out of them.
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@LindaOHio (116451)
• United States
19 Jan
And of course you put onions in your guacamole....
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@porwest (64938)
• United States
19 Jan
@LindaOHio I think we do actually. lol
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