"<RJ>" > wrote in message
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>
> I'm still trying to acclimate to the Tex-Mex eating style.
>
> But avocados have me puzzled.
> A spoonful of avocado tastes like
> a spoonful of lard.....
> Try as I may, there's no discernable flavor.
>
> Is this one of these totally neutral items
> that only supplies color and texture
> to the other ingredients ?
>
> Or am I one of the 10% that is missing
> the "avocado tastebuds" ?
>
Dear RJ,
Funny, but I just finished an hour ago spooning out an avocado, even
without salt shaker handy. I, too, couldn't understand the fuss when I
first was gifted with a peck of them by a friend some 30 years ago. They
went to waste and I always will regret that.
Just find a good recipe for guacamole -- keep it simple for one avocado.
Mash it up, add a small clove of garlic, a little lime juice, a teensy
cherry tomato, and if you like a tiny amount of a jalepeno. Any of these
additions will add to your beginning to like this. If you are a potato chip
eater, mix those ingredients together with a little sour cream so that you
can scoop it up, or just spoon it into your mouth. I'm sure you will begin
to like it. Avocados are very good for you, as well as putting on the
weight.
Dee