9 Avocado Recipes From 7 Cuisines.

A fruit used as a vegetable, valued for fat and texture rather than sweetness. It is the entire point of guacamole, the cooling counterweight on Mexican and Central American plates, and the base of Peruvian and Chilean palta dishes. Heat ruins it, turning the flesh bitter, so add it off the heat at the end. Ripen at room temperature next to a banana, then refrigerate to hold. Lime juice slows browning on cut surfaces.

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