"" wrote:
>
> 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" ?
>
> <rj>

You may not have a good avocado; it may not be ripe; you may not have
avocado tastebuds

A ripe avocado has a very distinctive flavour. If you try a few more and
still can't taste anything save your money. There's plenty else to eat
in the world.