The new place is coming along very nicely 🙂 I am sooo excieted 🙂
Avocado- a perfect food for 12000 years already!
Avocado – A to Z*
A. "Testicles" is the meaning of the name of the avocado fruit in the Aztec language. The Aztecs ate avocado 8000 years ago in central / south America. Because of the similarity in the shape of the fruit and its property of increasing sexual potency, they gave it this name.
B. Unsaturated is the fat found in avocado. This is a good fat! Avocados are rich in unsaturated fat, which helps lower cholesterol, prevent heart and vascular diseases, cancer and Alzheimer's.
It also contains essential amino acids, vitamins E, C and A and four B vitamins, lots of potassium and also calcium, magnesium, iron, beta-carotene and fiber.
C. Guacamole (Guak- from the name of the fruit in Spanish, mole is to grind or Shred) Once a basic Indian/ Mexican food. it was prepared from avocados, tomatoes and salt ground together. This was before the lemon/ lime reached the Americas.
It is so simple to prepare:
Avocado, onions, garlic, hot pepper, tomato, lemon / lime, olive oil – cut to the size you like or even ground. Play with the quantities. It always turns out delicious!
D. Daphne (Bay leaves) is the sister of avocado. Actually bay leaves are the same family as avocado. You can use avocado leaves as you use bay leaves.
E. Haas is the world's best-selling species. It has a dark and jagged peel. Ettinger has a thin and smooth peel and is an Israeli development J
F. Vitamin E is found in abundance in avocado. It is a powerful antioxidant that protects cell parts from breakdown and destruction.
G. Avocado goes well with both sweet and salty dishes. When I was about 13 I made avocado ice cream according to the recipe of Ilanit the Argentine… but in our house we like it better salty so the ice cream is possibly still in my mom’s freezer… sorry mom, that I made a double batch…
H. Winter is the time of the avocado, although nowadays it is grown throuhout the year. Now you can get high-quality fresh avocado year round.
I. Avocado oil is very suitable for frying because its smoking point is 255 degrees F or 124 degrees C.
J. Avocado is the second largest export from the country, after citrus.
K. Nearly all cuisines have adopted it- from the areas of Mexico, Mediterranean, Asian, tropical cuisines, Indian…. in salad, sushi, desserts, shakes – a big hit in Brazil!
L. Do not worry if you ate only half an avocado. Drizzle a little lemon juice on the other half to prevent oxidation which causes the flesh to darken. By the way, this is not bad, it can still be eaten, it is simply not so inviting to the eye…
M. Avocado ripens in the dark after harvest. Avocado naturally falls from the tree when it is hard. To speed up the ripening process you can put it in a dark closet, or wrap it in paper, or place it beside a banana / apple / tomato that releases lots of ethylene that accelerates ripening.
N. Monks from the Latrun monastery brought the avocado to Israel in the 1920’s.
O. Its tree is a subtropical evergreen.
P. A wild avocado tree reaches a height of about 15 meters, slightly higher than the cultivated avocado.
P. Persea Americana is the botanical name of avocado, it is a native of the Americas.
R. Eating avocados regularly will balance your blood sugar levels, benefit the liver, and lower cholesterol.
S. In cosmetics they use Avocado in lotions and shampoos due to its healthy oil for healing skin and hair,
T. Reed is a species which ripens relatively late in April – May or even later. The fruit texture is less oily. The fruit is round and the hard peel makes it easy to scoop out the flesh.
U. Avocado oil that is produced by cold-pressing is a very good source of vitamin E. Adding it to a salad will increase the ability of the body to absorb carotenoids that are in the other vegetables in the bowl!
V. Thank you to the avocado!! For being simple and ready to eat… for being so healthy… In addition to it all, it helps create serotonin, that induces relaxation and pleasure…
*translated from Hebrew, so not really A to Z.
May it be a simple and good week, relaxed with pleasure and rain J
To Health!
Yours,
Maggie and staff garden
We expect in our organic vegetable baskets (draft only):
broccoli
parsley
Yams
Onions
cabbage
Cucumbers
Kale
celery
Tomatoes
And lettuce
In the larger organic vegetable baskets, also:
coriander
Potatoes
Carrots
Swiss Chard
Organic fruit baskets;
Oranges
Bananas
Sweeties
Clementines
In the larger organic fruit baskets, also:
Red Grapefruits
Strawberries
