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Avocado. I heard much about these fruits/berries/whatever. But I am a poor guy from a very poor and totally non-tropical country. So apples and carrots are the sweetest things around and apples become too expensive too.

Still I bought a few. Just out of curiosity. It tastes like... butter block. Internet says that it should be this way. So... Why people eat it? Maybe it is bad alone and\or raw, but after some preparation it is delicious?

Am I missing something?

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[-] Nemo@slrpnk.net 7 points 1 month ago

Avcados need salt and acid to be good. Next time try in a salad with a sharp dressing; or just cubed with lime juice, chili powder, and salt. It's amazing added to a bowl (but not the pot!) of chicken soup.

[-] spongebue@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

At least in the Americas, you don't buy avocado for sweetness. It's basically a replacement for fat (with fats of its own). Think turkey bacon avocado, for example: turkey is a leaner meat, avocado supplements that, and bacon adds flavor and saltiness.

If you must get something sweet out of it, I've had good luck mixing it with a sprinkle of sugar, a splash of lime juice, and a little hot sauce if you want to be frisky.

[-] andrewrgross@slrpnk.net 1 points 1 month ago

Yeah. Slice it and put it on a sandwich with a fried egg. Or chop it when it's still firm and throw it in a salad. It's good, but it's not really for eating like an apple. They added creaminess and texture to savory things.

[-] username_1@programming.dev 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Salt? Hmm... Not sure if you're joking...

[-] False@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

No, look up a recipe for a guacamole for instance.

Also you might be eating them before they're ripe (it can be hard to tell), though I think that's more a texture thing than taste.

They're generally better as an ingredient in other dishes. I don't think many people just sit down and eat one plain.

[-] ProdigalFrog@slrpnk.net 6 points 1 month ago

It's definitely a taste thing too. Unripe avacados have very little flavor.

[-] mech@feddit.org 2 points 1 month ago

No, really. Add some salt and spoon it out of its hull.
Or even better, add salt and some lemon juice, and mash it. Now you've made guacamole.

[-] Oisteink@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

Sweet chilli sauce where the stone was; perfect with eggs for breakfast

[-] LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

They aren't joking but Avacados are never sweet like Apple/grapes/peaches/bananas etc

It's more for savory dips than sweet things. Id compare its uses more to that of an artichoke

[-] nul9o9@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 month ago

Salt is a must if eaten on it's own. Touch of fresh lime takes it to another level.

[-] _stranger_@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

One of my favorite snacks as a kid was a slice of bread with avocado smashed up and spread all over it with a sprinkling of salt. I'd fold it in half and dunk it in milk. So good

[-] kiwifoxtrot@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

Avocados are amazing with salt and pepper.

[-] GorGor@startrek.website 1 points 1 month ago

I like an avocado sandwich with garlic salt. super tasty.

[-] plateee@piefed.social 5 points 1 month ago

Hey, how fresh are they? I never liked avocados until I tried them in California, in season. It was like night and day.

But as others have said, they're not really "sweet".

[-] FiskFisk33@startrek.website 5 points 1 month ago

It's savory, not sweet. Some salt does wonders, tabasco is nice too :)

[-] RampantParanoia2365@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

Seems like you're missing the part of the internet with, like, recipes. How did you manage to get here, without looking up Avocado on or as food?

[-] Branch_Ranch@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

I put avocado slices on toast with fried eggs on top.

[-] YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Little bit of salt and a squeeze of lime, maybe some cilantro, and you can put that shit on most anything!

[-] scytale@piefed.zip 3 points 1 month ago

It seems you’re expecting it to act as a fruit. Avocados are used as gourmet ingredients in the west. If you want a sweeter application of it, look up southeast asian desserts made from avocado. It’s usually combined with milk, sugar, and sometimes ice to make it cold and refreshing.

[-] dan69@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

IMO it’s natural mayo: add bit of freshly cracked pepper and salt. If you can handle the spice: paprika or chilli pepper

[-] Ilixtze@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Latino here, surprised how somebody would not like avocado while i eat some fried flautas with fresh cheese, cream and avocado on top; My family rarely eats avocado alone; We add it to a soup to give it a fresh taste. mash it; put peppers cilantro, olive oil, onions and a pinch of salt and lime juice to make guacamole; add it to tuna salad, in fact we add it to everything with fish on it; including ceviche, fried fish tacos and tostadas. Some soups and stews can taste great with a few slices of avocado, like tortilla soup, bone marrow soup and caldo tlalpeño.

You can mix it with dried bacon or cream cheese and make a great dip for potato chips.

Smoked mussles + mashed avocados + onions, tomatoes and lime juice, to snack with with tortilla chips.

Avocado is inexpensive where i live so it's a common ingredient for most recipes, as a fresh buttery flavor to add with some lime and salt to compliment something spicy. It tends to neutralize spicy flavors, so it's also something nice to add in particularly "hot" food for someone new to those type of flavors.

[-] jaaake@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

I've never had tuna salad with avocado, and now I really want to try it. Thanks for this!

[-] Ilixtze@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 month ago

It's pretty good! When i was a kid my mom used to make "avocados stuffed with tuna" which was basically to halves of avocado skins filled with tuna salad mixed with mashed avocado!

[-] yizus@lemmy.world 0 points 1 month ago

se me antojaron una flautas de pollito bien crujientes leyendo tu comentario…

Tal vez me haga unas al rato..

[-] Ilixtze@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 month ago

Espero que hayas disfrutado tus flautas!

[-] Danitos@reddthat.com 2 points 1 month ago

Avocado alone needs some salt. Otherwise, you need to prepare stuff with it.

[-] taiyang@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

Weird Asian hack for ya, Avo + soy sauce on rice is weirdly very good. Wife does that sometimes, sometimes with other stuff like natto.

[-] Mantzy81@aussie.zone 0 points 1 month ago

Chuck on some sesame seeds too. It's really good with katsu and rice when you don't feel like curry.

But you lost me at natto...🤢

[-] taiyang@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

To be fair, natto lost me as well, lol. It's an acquired taste I didn't grow up with. But my wife and kids love it so... cheap eats.

[-] fxdave@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 month ago

I would say definitely it's a side dish, not something that you eat alone. It's also very good to put slices on toast. Add pepper and salt on top. You can also drink it as smoothie. It finds its way to salads like egg salad (eggs, avocado, onion, mayo, mustard). Btw, butter tastes good raw 😄

[-] SZof@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

Try them with some Worcester Sauce. Amazing contrast but flavorful.

[-] glasratz@feddit.org 1 points 1 month ago

Avocados aren't sweet and contain a lot of fat, so yes, they kind of taste like a butter block with kind of a vegetable undertone. That's why they are usually eaten seasoned and as a savory.

That said, if they aren't traditional in your country, they don't have that much going for them. I like guacamole, but I don't think the it justifies the price when there are so many other things to eat.

[-] Chough@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 month ago

The quality can vary by the avocado. If it is slightly stringy, brown or metallic, the fruit is bad. Even a good avocado still has a mild flavor. I think that avocado is good with salt, cumin, tomato salsa, or garlic powder. In some recipes, people add cilantro or lime juice, too.

Avocados are good for sandwiches, but you can also make guacamole dip with them. The guacamole pairs with chips. I don't think people eat avocados on their own very much.

[-] XiELEd@piefed.social 1 points 1 month ago

I guess it depends on the cultivar? For example avocado cultivars in my country are more milder and sweeter while in America the avocado cultivars have a stronger taste.

[-] atro_city@fedia.io 1 points 1 month ago

You can eat avocados with salt and lemon. Also, look up the recipe for guacamole.

Tortillas and tacos are super easy to make yourself. They are actually poor people food. They taste very good with guacamole.

[-] acockworkorange@mander.xyz 1 points 1 month ago

There are two major kinds of avocado. The internet lost its shit about palta, famous for its use in Mexican guacamole. It's about the size of a pear, with bumpy skin. Best served as part of savory dish (seasoned with salt).

The other one is bigger, rounder, and has smooth, shiny skin. Known as aguacate or abacate. Best served as a sweet dish. A banana+abacate+milk smoothie with a bit of sugar is delicious. Also eaten with a sprinkle of sugar and a squeeze of lime.

Using the "wrong" kind of avocado is possible, but requires adaptation and even then the results are sub par.

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