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Questions tagged [avocados]

Avocados (also known as alligator pears) are the fruit of avocado tree. An avocado is fist-sized sized and oval-shaped with a green bumpy exterior, soft creamy inner flesh, and large hard seed. Use this tag for questions about selecting, identifying, storing, preparing, replacing or cooking with avocado as a star ingredient. Questions about dishes which include avocado, but are not focused on avocado, should not use this tag.

Avocados (also known as alligator pears) are the fruit of avocado tree. An avocado is fist-sized sized and oval-shaped with a green bumpy exterior, soft creamy inner flesh, and large hard seed. Use this tag for questions about selecting, identifying, storing, preparing, replacing or cooking with avocado as a star ingredient. Questions about dishes which include avocado, but are not focused on avocado, should not use this tag.

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Heating Avocado

I was curious and looked for recipes containing avocados. I noticed there are hardly any recipes that contain heated or even cooked avocados, except for a few where avocado is put on a warm dish. Does this have a specific reason? Does it get…
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Do I always need to peel the avocado or I can just chop it?

Do I always need to peel the avocado, or can I just chop it?
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How can I preserve avocados longer?

Avocados are tricky beasts. If you get them while the peel's still green, they're hard as stones. When they ripen, the skin goes brown and the flesh softens, but when this happens you have to eat them immediately or they'll start to go bad right…
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Why are avocados so expensive?

Avocados are in my opinion one the most loved fruit in the world. I live in South Africa, for a ready ripe avocado you would easily pay between R25 (1.61 usd) and R40 (2.58 usd). For a South African this is ridiculously expensive. We are…
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How to tell if avocado has large pit?

Is there any way to tell from the outside if an avocado hides a disproportionately large pit and less meat? It's always a disappointment when you cut one in half just to find out it is mostly pit.
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