What season does the "forest butter" avocado belong to? Where does it come from? Can the pit be eaten? How do you eat it?

Avocado, also known as alligator pear, avocado pear, butter fruit, is a common fruit in tropical and subtropical regions. It is deeply loved by people because it is rich in vitamins and various trace elements. Currently, the market price is a bit high, so what season does the avocado belong to? Where does it come from? Can the pit be eaten? How do you eat it?

The fruit maturity period of avocado (alligator pear) is usually from August to September, but different varieties and different regions have different maturity times. For example, in some tropical regions of Central America, the avocado fruit season is from May to October. Generally, avocados grown in subtropical regions follow the usual fruit maturity period, while avocados grown in tropical regions have their fruit season correspondingly extended by quite a lot, and may even bear fruit year-round.

Origin introduction:

Avocado originated in Mexico and Central America, and was later widely planted in California, so California became the world's largest avocado producing area. It is grown in tropical and subtropical regions around the world, but it is cultivated most in the southern United States, Guatemala, Mexico and Cuba, and has formed three major groups: the Mexican race, the Guatemalan race and the West Indian race. In China, Guangdong, Hainan, Fujian, Guangxi, Taiwan, China, Yunnan and Sichuan and other places all have small-scale cultivation.

Can the pit be eaten?

Yes, it can be eaten. After cutting it open, you will see a large and smooth pit. In many cases, after the flesh is eaten, the pit and skin are thrown away together. In fact, the avocado pit is edible and also has quite good edible benefits and value.

How do you eat it?

1. Eat it directly

The avocado pit looks very hard, but actually it is just a thin brown skin wrapped around the kernel. It can be easily removed with a knife. The kernel inside is edible. Eaten raw directly, it has a somewhat bitter taste. Usually it is boiled first and then eaten. It has a light fragrance and a rich milky aroma, while the innermost part still has a bitter taste.

2. Pit powder

If you have a very powerful food processor and your knife skills are also pretty good, then you can consider first cutting the pit into small pieces, then putting it into the processor and grinding it into powder. Finally, add the powder from half a pit to the liquid drinks you usually like to drink as a daily supplement (such as fruit and vegetable smoothies, soy milk, hot chocolate, etc.), but this operation has relatively high horsepower requirements for the processor.

3. Pit powder

Use a blender, first add one cup of water, then put in the pit and blend together. Afterward, you will find that the pit disappears into the water (the pit looks hard, but it is actually rich in soluble fiber and can be completely ground through.) Pure pit water is extremely astringent and bitter. Although it is a folk remedy used by Mexican doctors to treat gout, drinking it directly is somewhat challenging. You can consider adding an appropriate amount of honey or freshly squeezed apple juice to the avocado pit water and mixing it before taking it.

4. Pit smoothie

If you usually have the habit of drinking fruit and vegetable smoothies, then it is even simpler. Put half an avocado into the smoothie recipe, and at the same time throw its pit in and blend together. With this recipe, you can hardly taste any of the pit's astringency. Just eat it once every two days. Whether as health care or treatment, this amount is relatively suitable.