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?
it’s not just you, outside of Guacamole dip I can’t tolerate it.
Same here. Guacamole is totally fine. But besides that, I can not understand how anyone likes to eat Avocados.
Without getting too foodie about it. Its blandness is its strength, it adds moisture and a creamy texture to foods, especially salads sandwiches and tacos without using unnecessary oil or animal fats and it counts as a fruit/vegetable in your diet.
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 😄
Little bit of salt and a squeeze of lime, maybe some cilantro, and you can put that shit on most anything!
It’s savory, not sweet. Some salt does wonders, tabasco is nice too :)
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.
IMO it’s natural mayo: add bit of freshly cracked pepper and salt. If you can handle the spice: paprika or chilli pepper
If you can handle the spice: paprika
Is paprika already too spicy for some people?
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”.
I put avocado slices on toast with fried eggs on top.
Try them with some Worcester Sauce. Amazing contrast but flavorful.
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.
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.
I didn’t like avocado until I tried it in a bowl of chicken tortilla soup with a bunch of cheese and avocado at the bottom of the bowl.
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?
Kind of like how reddit is overrun now with AI that keep posting questions to those “Peter, explain the joke” type subs which have absolutely exploded in the last few years, I think more than a few are spreading out of containment.
At least I hope so.
I would literally prefer the creepy, unnerving idea that artificial entities are prowling our forums trying to learn about humanity than the idea that there are people out there who can’t figure out the most basic things.
Try a touch of salt.
Salt? Hmm… Not sure if you’re joking…
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.
It’s definitely a taste thing too. Unripe avacados have very little flavor.
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
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.Sweet chilli sauce where the stone was; perfect with eggs for breakfast
Salt is a must if eaten on it’s own. Touch of fresh lime takes it to another level.
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
I almost threw up
Avocados are amazing with salt and pepper.
I like an avocado sandwich with garlic salt. super tasty.
A vinaigrette works too.
