Avocados

[Flanker8]

What's the point - I think they're damn horrible, and in fact don't know anybody who likes them (I've been to a number of formal dinners over the xmas period, and avocado, in some form or another, has been on every starter - and pretty much everybody left the little slimey *4******* on the side of the plate).

 

So, can somebody explain why they're sold (or am I just a philistine?).

[Headtime]

Flanker8, you are either a Phillistine or a fussy eater.

Avacados are the food of the gods. Genius. Guacamole, Avacado Vinigarette, Bacon-Avacado & Tomato Sandwich. All sublime.

But hey, if you just ignore them they won't attack and will leave you well alone. Remember they are more frightened of you, than you are of them!

[Haggisdj]

I LOVE avacados how ever they come.  My fav is avacado and banana with salad leaves and home made dressing.... yum !

[karenj2000]

I agree with you Flanker.  I think I would rather eat a bar of soap that an avocado!

[cruthinboy]

Hight fat - low carb (unusual for non-animal food)  ... if you're following that kind of regimen.

[smudge]

Avocado with prawns & mayonnaise - an absolutely delicious combination. I could eat them morning noon & night.

[Kathian]

I'm with you smudge. I love them too. My mouth is watering already!!

[saffstar]

I hate them, I hate them, I hate them.  They're really 'eggy' in a bad way and they make me feel ill.  I think they should be banned.  Although I do love guacamole - so maybe I'll retract my last statement.

[Hippy]

Avocados ad yummy. Scooped out of the skin with just a few grains of salt ... mmm!. Both the texture and the taste is so heavenly!!

 

Drool... drool!

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[Kingaroo]

Maybe some of you have never had a good one! They should be fully ripe, which means they are creamy soft and you can scoop them easily with a spoon. The ones with the black warty skins (Haas) have more flavor than the ones with the smooth green skins.
If it is hard or fibrous, though, it would be enough to put anyone off trying again.

Though I love them, plain or in guacamole, I can see why saffstar called them "eggy" though - there is a clingy earthy taste that might put some folks off.

[natalie_1982]

Slimey fruits of the devil.  Nasty things.  Although, like Saffstar, I love guacamole.  Strange........

[hugoboss]

I think this thread proves that you either LOVE them or HATE them. Personally, they are my favourite food - make my mouth water thinking about them. Plus, they are good for you in moderation, but only in moderation.

They are sold, Flanker, because people enjoy eating them! just because some people don't like them, it doesn't mean they shouldn't be sold!!

hooray for Avocados!!

[smudge]

Hip hip hooray for Avocados & Bananas!

[nicola_red]

I LOVE guacamole!  I think we've made the case for avocados to exist!

[Cetti]

They don't last long enough for me to  try any  recipes  - I just eat them as they are.....!

[brachiopod]

Avocados are evil - they should all be EATEN.

(preferably with a vinegarette dressing, or prawns and mayonnaise, or baked at gas mark 6 in their half-skins for 8 minutes with a sprinkling of finely sliced chilli, dash of olive oil, generous grating of Parmesan Reggiano and flashed under a hot grill to finish off before serving.)

Yes, disgusting, awful, terrible... yum.

[Chappers]

My girlfriend is Mexican so I get the chance to eat freshly prepared Guacamole almost any time I desire! Loads of onion, chilli, lemon juice and salt...you cannot beat it! Anyone who says they don't like guacamole almost certainly has based their opinion on that dreadful sepermarket ready made sh*t that has olive oil and some green herbs in it...such things DO NOT belong in guacamole...don't eat it too late at night though or you won't get a wink of sleep due to the heartburn it WILL give you!