Avocado is a pear-shaped fruit with a delicate light green flesh and a tough dark green skin. Avocados began to be grown in the third millennium BC. the Aztecs, who called it "auacatl", which in translation from Aztec means "oil of the forest". Ripe avocado is similar to butter and has a light nutty flavor. Another popular name for the fruit is "alligator pear". The benefits of avocado are obvious. It contains monounsaturated fats, vitamins E, D and B group, iron, potassium, phosphorus and many other useful substances. It is known that eating this fruit effectively lowers cholesterol levels and improves memory. It has an excellent effect on the cardiovascular system. An interesting property of avocados is that it stimulates the production of collagen in the skin and prevents the appearance of wrinkles. For cooking, it is better to take an avocado that is ripe - it should not be too hard when pressed with your finger. How to properly peel an avocado?
It is necessary
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- Avocado
- knife
- the spoon
Instructions
Step 1
Cut the avocado in half lengthwise, bending around the pit with a knife.
Step 2
Expand the halves with your hands in different directions, dividing the avocado into two parts. A large bone will remain in one of the halves of the fruit.
Step 3
Remove the bone with a spoon.
Step 4
Pry off the peel with a knife and remove it.
