This is the difference between green and brown avocados
When you buy avocados at the supermarket or greengrocer’s, you usually come across two varieties: the green and the brown ones. You may 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 completely different varieties.
Avocados: a danger to your hands, but incredibly delicious with pretty much everything, from spicy scrambled eggs, tacos for poké lovers, and a well-filled nacho platter to being indispensable for the ultimate guacamole. But it’s not just the color of brown or green avocados that differs; there’s also more difference in taste and texture than you might think.
The brown avocado
Let’s start with the most common variety: the brown one, or Hass avocados. These avo’s originally come from California and are named after postman Rudolph Hass, who first sold them there around 100 years ago. The Hass variety is a creamy, rich avocado with a slightly nutty flavor. Ideal for your avo toast, guacamole, or baked avocado with egg from the Airfryer.
The green avocado
This one comes from the other side of America, namely Florida. That’s why this variety is also called the Florida avocado (and sometimes you’ll find it under its other name: Slimcado). The green avocado has 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 a Hass and can grow to be six times as large as a regular Hass avocado! For an extra smooth guacamole, it’s better to use the Hass avocado; in a salad, the Florida avocado is perfecto—the cubes keep their shape when mixing the salad.
Besides the well-known Hass avocado and Florida avocado, there are even more avocado varieties for sale, including the Bacon avocado (no, don’t expect a bacon flavor, but it does have smooth skin with small yellow speckles), Fuerte avocados (pear-shaped avocados with deep green, smooth skin), and the round Reed avocado.
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