Stopping avocado going brown

[Morning Glory]

I was 'taught' to use lemon juice but I recently saw this tip from Prue Leith on TV. She placed the chopped avocado in a colander and simply rinsed it in cold water. Apparently it will then stay green for at least 24 hrs.

 

[Barriehie]

I put a piece of plastic wrap on it and smooth it with my finger so it's touching everywhere or alternatively give it a quick squirt with some spray oil and then container it.

 

[badjak]

I was going to say "eat faster"

 

[karadekoolaid]

Lemon juice here, then wrapped in plastic wrap and into the fridge.
Eat faster is definitely an option in the US and Europe, where avocados are, unfortunately, tiny.
My wife bought one on Monday; 1,6 kgs. Here's a photo from a couple of years back:

 

[Barriehie]

Lemon juice here, then wrapped in plastic wrap and into the fridge.
Eat faster is definitely an option in the US and Europe, where avocados are, unfortunately, tiny.
My wife bought one on Monday; 1,6 kgs. Here's a photo from a couple of years back:
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I use to could get those in 'Vegas. They were labeled Florida avocados but they're actually from Cuba and were brought to FL by immigrants. I believe their real name is a Catalina avocado.

I really like those but not available here.

 

[badjak]

I normally use lemon/lime juice or vinegar.
But I can eat loads of avocado in one sitting

 

[Barriehie]

I normally use lemon/lime juice or vinegar.
But I can eat loads of avocado in one sitting

Any fish sauce in there???

 

[badjak]

Any fish sauce in there???

I actually sometimes put a little in my quacamole

 

[Z-Cook]

Salt

 

[karadekoolaid]

real name is a Catalina avocado.

They grow in Venezuela, too. somewhere I've got some photos of the varieties we have over here. There must be at least half a dozen.
The avocado in the picture is a hybrid.

 

[badjak]

I got an avocado tree in the garden. Grown from pip.
I've been told it won't fruit here, but we'll see.
Time will tell

 

[Barriehie]

They grow in Venezuela, too. somewhere I've got some photos of the varieties we have over here. There must be at least half a dozen.
The avocado in the picture is a hybrid.

I read somewhere that worldwide there's at least 500 different varieties!

 

[Morning Glory]

I read somewhere that worldwide there's at least 500 different varieties!

and they all taste the same. Or do they?

 

[Barriehie]

and they all taste the same. Or do they?

The two I've had taste the same.

 

[Z-Cook]

I got an avocado tree in the garden. Grown from pip.
I've been told it won't fruit here, but we'll see.
Time will tell

Might depend on whether the seed came from a hybridised plant or not