How do you feel about avocados?

glatt · 11-16-2007, 11:03 AM

Well? Like 'em? Don't like 'em? You'll eat them, but only because they are there?

Take the poll. Post a comment. Or not.

bluecuracao · 11-16-2007, 11:09 AM

I'm OK with guacamole, but I find avocados in their original form too bland and slimy.

smurfalicious · 11-16-2007, 11:21 AM

I love guacamole. I love avocado on a turkey sammich with sprouts.

I can't stand to eat them in their natural state, unaccompanied by other foods. I agree - too slimy - it's all in the texture.

Sundae · 11-16-2007, 03:18 PM

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Originally Posted by bluecuracao

I'm OK with guacamole, but I find avocados in their original form too bland and slimy.

Seconded!
I once nearly wimped out of a detox diet on the first day because I had to drink a green shake that was avocado based. The whole time I was retching I had to say to myself, "Oh c'mon, you LIKE guacamole!"

Cloud · 11-16-2007, 11:27 AM

"dislike" is a rather mild term for the loathing I possess for the things.

ZenGum · 11-16-2007, 11:31 AM

I just had a premonition of deja vu ...

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I don't actually hate avocados but I don't like them. I want my fruit juicy, sweet, a little tart, but not oily.
Just my take.

jinx · 11-16-2007, 11:38 AM

I love them in every form. And I make kick-ass guac.

LJ · 11-16-2007, 11:46 AM

i'm finding more limits to my newb status here......i cant vote on polls yet.

the stupid shit i get into. sigh.

oh. and i loooove the oddacatos. and jinx aint lyin. kick ass guac.

Chocolatl · 11-16-2007, 12:09 PM

The texture of guacamole gets to me sometimes, but I actually like avocado all by itself, sliced and salted. I'd say I'm neutral.

In Chile, an avocado paste called "palta" is pretty much standard on any kind of sandwich you get. Standard hot dog there has only palta and mayo for toppings.

glatt · 11-16-2007, 12:37 PM

I've found most guacamole to be fair to gross, but I did have some recently at one place that was awesome. I'd be curious to know what was in that recipe. Avocado slices, etc. are a bit too slimy to me. I wouldn't say I dislike them, but I'll usually pass on them if there is something else.

jinx · 11-16-2007, 01:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Chocolatl

In Chile, an avocado paste called "palta" is pretty much standard on any kind of sandwich you get. Standard hot dog there has only palta and mayo for toppings.

Only time I was ever grossed out by an avocado was when I stopped at a fruit stand and the proprietor was eating a halved avo with the pit hole filled with mayo - she was eating it with a spoon. Sooooo gross

Clodfobble · 11-16-2007, 12:34 PM

I love them, but somehow when I use them in meals at home they never come out nearly as well as in restaurants. Maybe I'm using subtly underripe ones and I just don't know it, or something.

HungLikeJesus · 11-16-2007, 12:39 PM

Avocados are distinctly better when you're sitting near a beach in Mexico.

barefoot serpent · 11-16-2007, 12:52 PM

An Xmas tradition in my wife's family is avocado and pink grapefruit slices served with poppyseed dressing. It's pretty good.

I make a killer guacamole -- sheet loads of garlic and lime juice ++hot sauce!

SteveDallas · 11-16-2007, 02:32 PM

I'm not a huge fan of plain avocados, but I like guacamole.

View Poll Results: Avocados
I like them.	24	55.81%
I neither like them nor dislike them. I'm neutral.	9	20.93%
I dislike them.	9	20.93%
What a stupid waste of a poll!	1	2.33%
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11-16-2007, 11:03 AM	#1
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	How do you feel about avocados? Well? Like 'em? Don't like 'em? You'll eat them, but only because they are there? Take the poll. Post a comment. Or not.

11-16-2007, 11:21 AM	#3
smurfalicious Tool. Not the band - you are one. Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: 501 Northlake Blvd., North Palm Beach FL Posts: 329	I love guacamole. I love avocado on a turkey sammich with sprouts. I can't stand to eat them in their natural state, unaccompanied by other foods. I agree - too slimy - it's all in the texture. __________________

11-16-2007, 11:27 AM	#5
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	"dislike" is a rather mild term for the loathing I possess for the things. __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

11-16-2007, 11:38 AM	#7
jinx Come on, cat. Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: general vicinity of Philadelphia area Posts: 7,013	I love them in every form. And I make kick-ass guac. __________________ Crying won't help you, praying won't do you no good.

11-16-2007, 11:09 AM	#2
bluecuracao in a mood, not cupcake Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Philadelphia Posts: 3,034	I'm OK with guacamole, but I find avocados in their original form too bland and slimy.

11-16-2007, 11:46 AM	#8
LJ i am myself Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: via blackberry, maybe Posts: 750	i'm finding more limits to my newb status here......i cant vote on polls yet. the stupid shit i get into. sigh. oh. and i loooove the oddacatos. and jinx aint lyin. kick ass guac.

11-16-2007, 12:09 PM	#9
Chocolatl Glutton for Gluttony Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 1,409	The texture of guacamole gets to me sometimes, but I actually like avocado all by itself, sliced and salted. I'd say I'm neutral. In Chile, an avocado paste called "palta" is pretty much standard on any kind of sandwich you get. Standard hot dog there has only palta and mayo for toppings.

11-16-2007, 12:37 PM	#10
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	I've found most guacamole to be fair to gross, but I did have some recently at one place that was awesome. I'd be curious to know what was in that recipe. Avocado slices, etc. are a bit too slimy to me. I wouldn't say I dislike them, but I'll usually pass on them if there is something else.

11-16-2007, 12:34 PM	#12
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	I love them, but somehow when I use them in meals at home they never come out nearly as well as in restaurants. Maybe I'm using subtly underripe ones and I just don't know it, or something.

11-16-2007, 12:39 PM	#13
HungLikeJesus Only looks like a disaster tourist Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: above 7,000 feet Posts: 7,208	Avocados are distinctly better when you're sitting near a beach in Mexico. __________________ Keep Your Bodies Off My Lawn SteveDallas's Random Thread Picker.

11-16-2007, 12:52 PM	#14
barefoot serpent go ahead, abbrev. it Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Lawrence, KS Posts: 2,623	An Xmas tradition in my wife's family is avocado and pink grapefruit slices served with poppyseed dressing. It's pretty good. I make a killer guacamole -- sheet loads of garlic and lime juice ++hot sauce! __________________ Chooses rowing vs. wading

11-16-2007, 02:32 PM	#15
SteveDallas Your Bartender Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Philly Burbs, PA Posts: 7,651	I'm not a huge fan of plain avocados, but I like guacamole.

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