How Reliant Is the U.S. on Avocados From Mexico? A temporary halt on inspections by U.S.D.A. workers in Mexico on safety concerns highlighted how dependent the United States had become on one region for supplies of the popular fruit.

LPT Request: How do you manage your avocados? The window that these stay ripe is obnoxiously short. What tricks do you have regarding avocado management? submitted by /u/Rahzek

LPT: How to always have perfectly ripe avocados It’s basically impossible to find perfectly ripe avocados in the grocery store. So instead here’s what you do Buy unripe avocados at the grocery store – green is fine Keep them out at room temp until they ripen – just squeeze gently and when they start to give they’re good Pop them in the fridge. They’ll stop ripening and stay perfect for 4-5 d…

Why You Should Slice Your Avocados the ‘Wrong’ Way People will do weird stuff in pursuit of a ripe avocado, like warming them in the oven, or drowning them in dangerous water baths, but an avocado cannot be rushed. There is a way to get evenly ripe slices of avocado on your sandwich, but it involves listening to your avocado for a change, and making some modifications… Read more…