The truth behind brown and green avocados
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When you buy avocados in the supermarket or at the greengrocer, you usually encounter two types: the green and the brown. You might think that one is riper than the other because of the color of the skin, but nothing could be further from the truth. Green and brown avocados are actually two very different types.
Avocados: a danger to your hands, but super tasty with just about everything, from a spicy scrambled egg, tacos for poke lovers, a well-filled nacho dish to indispensable for the ultimate guacamole. But not only is the color of the brown or green avocado different, there is also more difference in taste and texture than you might think.
The brown avocado
Starting with the most common type: the brown, or Hass avocados. These avos originally come from California and are named after postman Rudolph Hass who first sold them there about a hundred years ago. The Hass variety is a creamy and fatty avocado with a somewhat nutty flavor. Ideal for your avo toast, guacamole, or fried avocado with egg from the Airfryer.
The green avocado
This one comes from the other side of America, namely Florida. This type is therefore also called the Florida avocado (and sometimes you encounter it under its other name Slimcado). The green avocado has a smooth skin and is much firmer and less fatty than the Hass avocado. The Florida avocado contains only 30 percent of the calories found in the Hass and can grow six times larger than a normal Hass avocado. For a supersmooth guacamole, you better use the Hass avocado; in a salad, the Florida avocado is perfecto; the cubes hold their shape well when mixing the salad.
In addition to the well-known Hass avocado and the Florida avocado, there are more avocado varieties available, including the Bacon avocado (no, don't expect a bacon flavor, but a smooth skin with small yellow speckles), Fuerte avocados (pear-shaped avocados with a deep green, smooth skin) and the round Reed avocado.
