“An avocado a day, keep the birds away.”
Avocados have become so popular these days. Although they are now commercially cultivated all around the world, fossil evidence suggests all three current classified land races of avocado, or Persea americana, were all originated from South America. While landscapes “Mexican” and “Guatemalan” sound Latino enough, “West Indian” is a Latin American lowland variety ranging from Guatemala, Costa Rica, Colombia, Ecuador to Peru, in case you are fixing to show us a map saying India is in gall darn Asia.However, people seem a little confused about what they could do with this little guys. Some people insist on having them served raw while some propose cooking them soft before they get bitter. Let us look at how our amigos do it.
In Chile, people celebrate the independence of their country on September 18 with a #ReinaPalta, which is made from chicken and some veggies with mayonnaise added as some flavor. Some also prefer tuna to chicken.
In Honduras, you could find all these #Baleadas getting sold on the street stands. Baleadas are actually a flour tortilla spread with beans, sour cream, and grated cheese. #wherearetheavocados you might ask. The essence of these Baleadas is yet to be seen until Hondurans add slices of avocado onto them and take a huge bite off the tortilla as the shells could no longer confine the beast and let out of the burst of various mixed flavors and textures.
Our little guy is most notoriously associated with our boy Mexican corn tortillas here in the form of #guacamole. Be careful when you try to pronounce “guacamole” because it actually has four syllables. Unlike his hermana Baleada, it values avocados better in the sense that avocado is the fundamental of this Mexican dip. Mashed with sea salt, our little bad guy calls also for lime juice, cilantro, and jalapeños. Although you might not know what those are, you could actually get captured by guacamole’s power once you add it to your corn tortillas or salad. As such, you will become a crazy fan of its simple yet captivating flavor like all these Americans.
Which one is better, Mexican or Honduran tortillas? Sorry, this is something you have to go try it yourself. We absolutely will not have these at our Bazaar. Ab-solutely.