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Re: Avocados - consistently poor?

Originally Posted by shirley ->
I have given up on Avocados as they never seem to taste the same as you get at a restaurant.

I thought it was me. But I have the same problem as you Azz. When ever I have them they always seem too hard or have the spots on them.
Where have you been buying them from?

Funny thing is the problem-ones were from Waitrose, but recently I have been going to Morrissons to get them and they have actually been better quality! (No brown spots when home-ripened)

Originally Posted by Mrs Foxtrot ->
Avocados were cheap in Lidl this week so I bought two. I like them filled with prawns for lunch.
How much were they?
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This is on the 'net' today:

http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entr...6pLid%3D465436
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02-06-2016, 01:51 PM
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Re: Avocados - consistently poor?

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Maybe a while. I think they're lovely. I enjoy one now and then with a bit of salt and pepper. We get the Florida ones here.
Those are my absolute favorites. So delicious I could eat one every day. Hass avocados, not so much. While I like those too, they don't have the flavor of the Florida avocados, the kind of flavor that leaves you going, "Oh wow... now that's good."

They're only available here like 3 months out of the year and this year we didn't get any at all. I was so sad
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02-06-2016, 01:52 PM
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Re: Avocados - consistently poor?

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This is on the 'net' today:

http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entr...6pLid%3D465436
Ooooo, that avocado flower is pretty and looks delish. Thanks, I'm saving that video
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03-06-2016, 03:22 AM
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Re: Avocados - consistently poor?

Originally Posted by Linda0818 ->
Those are my absolute favorites. So delicious I could eat one every day. Hass avocados, not so much. While I like those too, they don't have the flavor of the Florida avocados, the kind of flavor that leaves you going, "Oh wow... now that's good."

They're only available here like 3 months out of the year and this year we didn't get any at all. I was so sad
We get them all year round here in Canada. Right now they are on sale. A mesh bag of 5 for $3.00
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Re: Avocados - consistently poor?

Originally Posted by Lizzie Jones ->
We get them all year round here in Canada. Right now they are on sale. A mesh bag of 5 for $3.00
Send some my way, will ya?

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03-06-2016, 04:35 PM
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Re: Avocados - consistently poor?

Originally Posted by Azz ->
Where have you been buying them from?

Funny thing is the problem-ones were from Waitrose, but recently I have been going to Morrissons to get them and they have actually been better quality! (No brown spots when home-ripened)



How much were they?
I think they were 55p each. I was going to have one for my lunch today as they felt ripe but when I cut into it it was very hard and I couldn't twist it away from the stone which was disappointing. I had to make a prawn sandwich instead.
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03-06-2016, 04:49 PM
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Re: Avocados - consistently poor?

I've just had an avocado salad which was delicious.
Avocados from Aldi....four for 1.35 !
Can't see what all the fuss is about, I've never had a problem with 'em
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03-06-2016, 08:51 PM
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Re: Avocados - consistently poor?

I love putting avocado slices on sandwiches, too. They're also good as baked snacks. I put avocado slices on toast rounds, then top with a slice of tomato, sprinkle with Parmesan cheese, then bake in the oven until the cheese is melted.
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03-06-2016, 10:56 PM
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Re: Avocados - consistently poor?

Originally Posted by Mrs Foxtrot ->
I think they were 55p each. I was going to have one for my lunch today as they felt ripe but when I cut into it it was very hard and I couldn't twist it away from the stone which was disappointing. I had to make a prawn sandwich instead.
Aw what a shame - and precisely what I am annoyed about

I did buy a top-of-the-range 'Waitrose One', 'Perfectly Ripe' one yesterday and had half of it today - it was, for once, almost perfectly ripe (just a teeny weeny bit over-ripe). It was what Avocados should be like

I also bought a pack of six that need home-ripening - looked today and they are no where near ripe..
 
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