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Did you know...The word "avocado" comes from the Nahuatl word āhuacatl ("testicle", a reference to the shape of the fruit).[4] Historically avocados had a long-standing stigma as a sexual stimulant and were not purchased or consumed by any person wishing to preserve a chaste image. Avocados were known by the Aztecs as "the fertility fruit". 
avacado DescriptionThe flowering plant native to Mexico and Guam, 20 meters high and the egg shaped pit – as the plant’s fruit are called Avocado. The inconspicuous greenish-yellow flowers measure 5-10 cm and the fruit 7-20 cm. It is also called avocado pear or alligator pear and it weights varies between 100 grams and 1 kilo. The seed is bigger than the other fruits’ belonging to the same plant family, Lauriceae (5-6.4 cm long). It displays a yellow to green flesh when ripe, but oxides contained may change the color into brown very soon after meeting the air molecules. The plant doesn’t bear low temperatures and winds (it needs abundant hydration) although the rough green skin could successfully protect the flesh from external factors. Fruit SelectionSelect heavy, unblemished avocados. If the avocado is rock hard, it will need a few days to ripen. If an avocado yields slightly to gentle pressure, it is ripe enough to slice. If pressing the fruit leaves a small dent, it is too ripe to slice, but is suitable for mashing. If pressing leaves a large dent, the fruit is overripe, and the flesh will have darkened and spoiled. Recommended StorageHard avocados ripen at room temperature in three to six days. To speed up the process, place them in a paper bag. Keep ripe avocados in the refrigerator and use within two to three days. Florida avocados are somewhat more perishable than California avocados. |
