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|description=Avocado fruits have a smooth, creamy, greenish-yellow flesh with an unusually high amount of fat that is primarily monounsaturated | |description=Avocado fruits have a smooth, creamy, greenish-yellow flesh with an unusually high amount of fat that is primarily monounsaturated | ||
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[[Image:Avocados.jpg|300px|thumb|right|Hass avocado pears - ''Persea americana 'Hass''']] | [[Image:Avocados.jpg|300px|thumb|right|Hass avocado pears - ''Persea americana 'Hass''']] | ||
Avocado fruits have a smooth, creamy, greenish-yellow flesh with an unusually high amount of fat that is primarily monounsaturated. They also contain a high concentration of dietary [[Dietary fibre|fibre]], [[vitamins]] and [[potassium]]. | Avocado fruits have a smooth, creamy, greenish-yellow flesh with an unusually high amount of fat that is primarily monounsaturated. They also contain a high concentration of dietary [[Dietary fibre|fibre]], [[vitamins]] and [[potassium]]. | ||
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The avocado is very popular in vegetarian cuisine, making an excellent substitute for meats in sandwiches and [[salads]] because of its high fat content. The [[fruit]] is not sweet, but fatty, distinctly yet subtly flavoured, and of smooth, almost creamy texture. It is used as the base for the Mexican dip known as guacamole, as well as a filling for several kinds of sushi, including California rolls. Avocado is popular in [[chicken dishes]] and as a spread on toast, served with salt and pepper. In Brazil and Vietnam, avocados are considered sweet fruits, so are frequently used for [[milk-shakes]] and occasionally added to ice cream and other desserts. In Brazil, Vietnam, the Philippines and Indonesia, a dessert drink is made with [[sugar]], [[milk]] or water, and pureed avocado. Chocolate syrup is sometimes added. | The avocado is very popular in vegetarian cuisine, making an excellent substitute for meats in sandwiches and [[salads]] because of its high fat content. The [[fruit]] is not sweet, but fatty, distinctly yet subtly flavoured, and of smooth, almost creamy texture. It is used as the base for the Mexican dip known as guacamole, as well as a filling for several kinds of sushi, including California rolls. Avocado is popular in [[chicken dishes]] and as a spread on toast, served with salt and pepper. In Brazil and Vietnam, avocados are considered sweet fruits, so are frequently used for [[milk-shakes]] and occasionally added to ice cream and other desserts. In Brazil, Vietnam, the Philippines and Indonesia, a dessert drink is made with [[sugar]], [[milk]] or water, and pureed avocado. Chocolate syrup is sometimes added. | ||
[[Image:Preparing an avocado.jpg|300px|thumb|right|Preparing an avocado]] | [[Image:Preparing an avocado.jpg|300px|thumb|right|Preparing an avocado]] | ||
In Mexico and Central America, avocados are served mixed with white [[rice]], in [[soups]], salads, or on the side of [[chicken]] and meat. In Chile its consumption is widespread and used as a puree in [[chicken]], [[hamburgers]] and [[hot dogs]], and in slices for [[celery]] or [[lettuce]] salads. The Chilean version of [[ | In Mexico and Central America, avocados are served mixed with white [[rice]], in [[soups]], salads, or on the side of [[chicken]] and meat. In Chile its consumption is widespread and used as a puree in [[chicken]], [[hamburgers]] and [[hot dogs]], and in slices for [[celery]] or [[lettuce]] salads. The Chilean version of [[Caesar salad]] contains large slices of mature avocado. | ||
The Hass avocado, sometimes marketed as the Haas avocado, is a cultivar of avocado with dark green coloured, bumpy skin. It was first grown and sold by Southern California mail carrier and amateur horticulturist Rudolph Hass, who also gave it his name. | The Hass avocado, sometimes marketed as the Haas avocado, is a cultivar of avocado with dark green coloured, bumpy skin. It was first grown and sold by Southern California mail carrier and amateur horticulturist Rudolph Hass, who also gave it his name. | ||
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* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hass_avocado | * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hass_avocado | ||
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