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I think the revolution was more than just riping, it has to do with the variety. When I moved to Vietnam, I found they also had a large amount of avo's used in

I think the revolution was more than just riping, it has to do with the variety. When I moved to Vietnam, I found they also had a large amount of avo's used in a lot of dishes, but they are shaped differently and taste like chalk compared with sweeter/creamier Mexico/California avo's. Wow, just searching around, I found that I'm not the only one! It seems to be Haas vs. Booth... https://www.reddit.com/r/VietNam/comments/uw10hw/in_the_west_avocados_take_a_few_days_to_ripen_and/ https://www.reddit.com/r/VietNam/comments/uw10hw/in_the_west...

Nursie 2y ago
Ha, over here in Aus we get Hass most of the year but for a few weeks at the end of March/start of April we can only get Shepard and everyone moans about it! Hass are definitely superior, but Shepard aren’t all that bad. Bit rubbery maybe :)
sdsd 2y ago
Here in Guatemala they have regional avocados which also are terrible compared to Hass. What's cool though is that they grow all over the place and they're dirt cheap. Once I went to a park and realized the tree at the park was a (regional) avocado tree. But the avocados were REALLY high up. Like, there was no way we were gonna climb that sucker. So I knocked on a door that was right by the park, and I asked the young girl who answered if she had a stick or something we could use. She said "actually, we do" and she brought out this insanely long stick with a little forked part at the edge that was just for picking avocados. And we picked so, so many.
vitorgrs 2y ago
Here in Brazil there's like 10 different versions of avocados. You have all type of versions. Some are better to be eaten as guacamole... others are not. Here we do sweet avocados (just eat with sugar, or just put on a blender with milk). Some of them have more fat, others have less... Search for "Abacate pescoço". This is probably the most interesting and different one. :) I believe Hass is just better to export, because it doesn't spoil so easily. Another fun fact: I think majority of people don't really buy avocados in supermarket. They are grown all over the place. Streets, backyard, parks... In my street there's like, 5 avocados trees (with each being different type). Hass is the most rare here, you'll usually find it on supermarket only...

Nursie 2y ago

Ha, over here in Aus we get Hass most of the year but for a few weeks at the end of March/start of April we can only get Shepard and everyone moans about it! Hass are definitely superior, but Shepard aren’t all that bad. Bit rubbery maybe :)

sdsd 2y ago

Here in Guatemala they have regional avocados which also are terrible compared to Hass. What's cool though is that they grow all over the place and they're dirt cheap. Once I went to a park and realized the tree at the park was a (regional) avocado tree. But the avocados were REALLY high up. Like, there was no way we were gonna climb that sucker. So I knocked on a door that was right by the park, and I asked the young girl who answered if she had a stick or something we could use. She said "actually, we do" and she brought out this insanely long stick with a little forked part at the edge that was just for picking avocados. And we picked so, so many.

vitorgrs 2y ago

Here in Brazil there's like 10 different versions of avocados. You have all type of versions. Some are better to be eaten as guacamole... others are not. Here we do sweet avocados (just eat with sugar, or just put on a blender with milk). Some of them have more fat, others have less... Search for "Abacate pescoço". This is probably the most interesting and different one. :) I believe Hass is just better to export, because it doesn't spoil so easily. Another fun fact: I think majority of people don't really buy avocados in supermarket. They are grown all over the place. Streets, backyard, parks... In my street there's like, 5 avocados trees (with each being different type). Hass is the most rare here, you'll usually find it on supermarket only...