a world of food opened by avocados

"...the avocado is a food without rival among the fruits, the veritable fruit of paradise." - American botanist David Fairchild 

    There are 3 strains of avocado: the Mexican, Guatemalan, and West Indian or Caribbean strains. These are the most common strains consumed globally. If you are as curious as me about the avocado check out avocado recipes or Wikipedia.


    When I think of this veritable fruit of paradise, the first food that comes to mind is guacamole. Even here in Asia, a very good guacamole can be made. Its vibrant greens and subtle yellows make it a beautiful addition to the sparseness that is supposed to be our kitchen. And then the uses of guacamole make it an essential condiment in our fridge as a sandwich spread, cracker/chip dip, a dressing for chickens or stakes, and I'm sure many other uses. If you have other brilliant uses for guacamole please share!

   Basic guacamole recipe:

2 cloves of garlic
1/2 of a medium onion
fresh cilantro
1 large avocado

1 small lime

salt to taste

Directions:

1. Mince the garlic and onion and set aside (larger chunks of onion add texture)
2. Finely chop the cilantro and set aside
3. Remove the avocado pit and mash the flesh in large bowl
4. Add the garlic, onion and cilantro
5. Add the juice of the lime
6. Add salt to taste

 *tomato chunks and habanero peppers make excellent additions to the basic recipe above.

In this part of Thailand, avocado's are only seasonal so grab them fast!!! Clearly, avocados can be used in many other things. We have also used it in an amazing pasta avocado cream sauce and to supplement sandwiches or salads. If you have great ideas for avocado uses, post them here.


Our picture didn't turn out so great so here is another that looks similar to ours.

By Javier Lastras from España/Spain (Guacamole) [CC-BY-2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons