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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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[-] username_1@programming.dev 12 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago)

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

[-] False@lemmy.world 35 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours 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 9 points 10 hours ago

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

[-] LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.dbzer0.com 19 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours 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

[-] mech@feddit.org 14 points 13 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.

[-] Oisteink@lemmy.world 3 points 12 hours ago

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

[-] nul9o9@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 13 hours ago

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

[-] _stranger_@lemmy.world 3 points 13 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

[-] kurcatovium@piefed.social 1 points 11 hours ago

I almost threw up

[-] kiwifoxtrot@lemmy.world 2 points 13 hours ago

Avocados are amazing with salt and pepper.

[-] GorGor@startrek.website 2 points 13 hours ago

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

[-] starlinguk@lemmy.world 1 points 12 hours ago

A vinaigrette works too.

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