Submitted 10 hours ago by username_1@programming.dev to nostupidquestions@lemmy.world
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?
At least in the Americas, you don’t buy avocado for sweetness. It’s basically a replacement for fat (with fats of it’s 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.
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.
I think some people genuinely like the taste, but I’m with you - they just taste kind of ‘meh’. Certainly not as nice as most other things.
They are extremely healthy, though - they’re considered a top-tier superfood.
Agreed excellent in a smoothie no thanks in any other dish.
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.
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.
Latino here, surprised how somebody would not like avocado while i eat some fried flautas with fresh cheese cream and avocado on top; With that said; My family rarely eats avocado alone, we add it to a soup to give it a fresh taste. put peppers cilantro and onions to make guacamole, add it to tuna salad.
se me antojaron una flautas de pollito bien crujientes leyendo tu comentario…
Tal vez me haga unas al rato…
I’ve never had tuna salad with avocado, and now I really want to try it. Thanks for this!
Weird Asian hack for ya, Avo + soy sauce on rice is weirdly very good. Wife does that sometimes, sometimes with other stuff like natto.
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.
It does taste like a block of earthy butter. It’s absolutely delicious on its own. Even more delicious if cut into thin slices; that somehow intensifies the flavour.
It sounds like you’re just not into that flavour. It’s not for everyone.
Yeah I fuckin love eating a whole stick of butter straight
you’re speaking my love language
Avocado alone needs some salt. Otherwise, you need to prepare stuff with it.
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.
Yeah, it’s rich and fatty, which makes it more suitable than a carrot for a sandwich. But the flavour in its own isn’t hugely interesting to me, but with lime or chilli or something tangy the creamy texture works wonders.
It’s OK to not like stuff that everyone else likes
Avocados are definitely more on the savory side of the food spectrum. Culinarily, they’re almost always referred to as a vegetable because of this, despite being a fruit in botanical terms.
As others have said, salt is pretty much always involved in their preparation. Also, for me and most of the people I know, it’s more of an addition to a meal than an actual meal or snack in itself.
I often dice them and put them in rice bowls with cilantro, lime or lemon juice, and whatever other protein I’m using (usually chicken or a fresh fish). They’re also added to citrus heavy or savory Asian fusion dishes a lot, nowadays. Basically, avocado goes well with anything rich and savory or light and citrusy.
Aside from that, they are a popular condiment on sandwiches and wraps and add a hint of their flavor and a really nice texture.
People will also do them somewhat like oysters, though, just halved and with hot sauce and lime or lemon juice.
Regardless, I don’t think anyone I know eats them without preparation/straight.
In France (a non tropical country with imported avocado), we eat them tender but not yet muchy, sliced in half, the kernel out and vinaigrette in the cavity left. The vinaigre balanced out the fattyless of the flesh. In other recipe, it would be mixed with something in small cube in a salad, as a spread in a sandwich or a cold sauce (in that case muchy) and they bring the fat of the dish.
Avocado straight out the fridge might have less flavor than if it sit for a bit outside of the fridge before being eaten. I never found avocado sweet but I only eat cheap imported one pick up before maturity.
I love this thread so much!
Just to be clear, I’m not laughing at you, OP. I sure wouldn’t know what to do with a pomegranate, and we only learn through asking questions and experimenting.
That being said, the idea of biting into an avocado and expecting it to taste like a banana or apple is funny as hell! Especially the comments where they aren’t quite sure if these people talking about putting it on a sandwich are fucking with them or not.
Golden!
I mean, one time I ate an entire kiwi with the skin cause I had no idea how to eat one so I guess I shouldn’t find this is as hard to believe as I have been.
Don’t think of them as fruits. It’s more like a very rich, creamy vegetable.
By itself it has a mild nutty flavour. When ripe enough to mash, you make guacamole (tonatoes, onion, salt, and freah lime juice) and it becomes amazing.
But on its own, not groundbreaking.
It’s good with salt some oil and some bread. You’re right. It is better with other things rather then raw. You can also make them into a great dip for corn chips
Avocados aren’t supposed to be sweet. I can’t do dairy, so sometimes I’ll use avocado to get that creaminess I’m looking for, but my favorite way to eat them is in guacamole with some tortilla chips.
Depends on the avocado and how it is prepared.
how it is prepared.
I removed the pit and shoveled the rest in my mouth :) Like any other fruit or berry I ever saw.
Eating an avocado straight-up like you would other fruits will generally be unpleasant. It needs other food to balance it.
Cut the fruit in half the long way, core it, slice thinly, and serve on top of anything salty, savory or crunchy. Tortilla chips, fried eggs, bacon, mushrooms, ground beef, etc. You’ll have a very different experience :).
Avocados are closer to olives in terms of fruitiness. You don’t eat them alone unless you’re Victoria Beckham.
I always mash it with salt, pepper, and cayenne pepper, and touch of lime juice.
the add it to eggs or sandwiches or tacos or something.
Think of it like an onion. You’re probably not going to enjoy just chowing down on one.
Mash it on something with salt/lemon/maybe tomato
As others have said it’s savory not sweet and guac is a great choice but I put mine in a wrap.
I cook up some chickpeas in barbeque sauce, spread some avocado on a big ol tortilla, throw in some coleslaw and the chickpeas, wrap it up and go to town.
Just so you know, you’re not alone. When avocados have been introduced to new markets (like the USA some time ago), people need to learn how to engage with it. People need to learn how to buy it, how to open it, how to include it in foods.
And, as you’ve heard, indeed it’s not meant to be sweet and instead it’s just like fat. And it’s very healthy fat.
I agree with what someone else said: I’d try making a simple guacamole recipe and eating the guacamole with nachos or tortillas or something like that!
Also, as someone else said, it’s totally fair if you don’t like guacamole. Some people don’t and it’s alright :)
A lot of interesting opinions on avocados here! I had no idea that most people salt them, but I certainly don’t. Someone commented that they’re like carrots, but I don’t find them to be anything remotely like carrots. And some people said they’re not good on their own, but IMO they’re delicious on their own.
I slice them up and eat them with crackers instead of cheese, and with tortilla chips. I love them on top of bagels with cheese. I did them and mix them into salads for creamy fatty goodness, and sometimes I’ll just cut one in half and eat it with a spoon. If I’m eating curry then I’ll slice one up and put it on the side. I eat at least one avocado every day, but they’re cheap where I live in the US ($3-4 for 6 large ones).
Pro-tip: they do spoil quickly at room temperature, so once they reach peak ripeness you can put them in the fridge and they’ll be good for 5-6 days.
I hope you didn’t just bite into an avocado.
We see a lot of BLTA’s at restaurants here in the US: a BLT with a couple slices of avocado on top. I’d give that a try as well. Also when checking for ripeness, I usually press the stem area with my thumb slightly. If it gives a little bit, it’s good to go. If it’s rock hard, skip it.
Avocado is like mushy peat - its fucking awful.
Even the tiniest bit in a taco or whatever ruins it for me - I find it that awful.
I don’t like guac.
It makes me wonder if there’s a cilantro thing with avocado, because dirt tastes better.
Add mustard.
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.
fuckwit_mcbumcrumble@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 hours ago
Try a touch of salt.
username_1@programming.dev 10 hours ago
Salt? Hmm… No sure if you’re joking…
False@lemmy.world 10 hours ago
No, look up a recipe for a guacamole for instance.
Also you might be eating then before they’re ripe (it can be hard to tell), though I think that’s more a texture thing than taste
LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 hours ago
They aren’t joking but Avacados are never sweet like Apple/grapes/peaches/bananas etc
mech@feddit.org 9 hours 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.
nul9o9@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 hours ago
Salt is a must if eaten on it’s own. Touch of fresh lime takes it to another level.
_stranger_@lemmy.world 9 hours 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 9 hours ago
Avocados are amazing with salt and pepper.
starlinguk@lemmy.world 9 hours ago
A vinaigrette works too.