Name: How to choose an avocado well
Prep time: 1 min
Total time: 1 min
Yield: 1 piece
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 1 avocado

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Stage 1 - ⌛ 1 min.

There are several kinds of avocados which come from various countries, but to be really good they must be perfectly ripe, i.e. they must "give" a little, neither hard nor too soft.

To check this, you should never press with your thumb on the fruit, because you will bruise the flesh and make a brown mark which will show after peeling. The simplest way is to take the fruit in your hand, and exert a slight pressure with all your fingers. You should feel a certain flexibility.

If it's completely soft or very hard, look for another one. If it's firm, buy it, but in this case leave out of the fridge for a day or two so that it can ripen fully.

Nutritional information

	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats	Calories	Energy
Per 100 g	0 g	0 g	0 g	0 kcal	0 kJ RDI=0 %
Whole recipe	0 g	0 g	0 g	0 kcal	0 kJ RDI=0 %

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