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Amsterdam Is Opening an All-Avocado Restauran
Metro (U.K) ^ | Ellen Scott

Posted on 01/12/2017 4:25:03 PM PST by nickcarraway

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1 posted on 01/12/2017 4:25:03 PM PST by nickcarraway
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The blandest, most boring fruit to hit the new world. Why am I not surprised that the most boring country in the old world has taken it up.


2 posted on 01/12/2017 4:27:35 PM PST by miss marmelstein
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Best thing going in Amsterdam, the rijsttafel:


3 posted on 01/12/2017 4:32:53 PM PST by Gamecock (Gun owner. Christian. Pro-American. Pro Law and Order. I am in the https:// basket of deplorables.)
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I thought I was the only one who doesn’t see the value in this green blob.


4 posted on 01/12/2017 4:34:20 PM PST by Sacajaweau
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I like avacados, but the latest research indicates too much copper.


5 posted on 01/12/2017 4:35:44 PM PST by Dr. Bogus Pachysandra (Don't touch that thing Don't let anybody touch that thing!I'm a Doctor and I won't touch that thing!)
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To: nickcarraway

Well, let’s hope other people do not become confused...because ‘avocado’....when pronounced sounds a whole lot like ‘abogado’ , which,in Spanish means ‘lawyer’

Now THAT would be a restaurant to avoid.


6 posted on 01/12/2017 4:37:40 PM PST by Be Careful
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To: miss marmelstein
"The blandest, most boring fruit to hit the new world. Why am I not surprised that the most boring country in the old world has taken it up."

By itself, yes it's bland. But in a guacamole dip, not bland. I grew up eating them cut in half, with the seed hole filled up with Italian dressing. Also works well with French or Russian. I don't care if they get world-wide popular, but I hope they start growing them world-wide so they don't start getting stupid pricey.

7 posted on 01/12/2017 4:42:13 PM PST by Dogbert41 (Jerusalem is the city of The Great King!)
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To: Dr. Bogus Pachysandra

One more reason for the libs to increase consumption: the Cu poisoning may make their skin less white.


8 posted on 01/12/2017 4:51:40 PM PST by rfp1234 (DinosorosExtinction)
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To: nickcarraway

At least they admit there’s a closed sign in their future. Silly to invest in such a one pony show.


9 posted on 01/12/2017 4:52:54 PM PST by bgill (From the CDC site, "We don't know how people are infected with Ebola")
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I have never had an avocado and now that I know that they are “trendy” I will avoid them like the plague.

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10 posted on 01/12/2017 4:55:00 PM PST by Mears
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I really like guacamole, and a piece of ripe avocado with a dab of salt complements many dishes.

But it seems to me that avocados are on the same trajectory as pumpkins — on their way to becoming so ubiquitous as to inspire a “ho-hum” reaction.

I knew the pumpkin craze had gone too far when I sampled my first pumpkin beer — and that was at least 15 years ago.

The lesson here — there are trendy things that are actually good, and there are trendy things that are only trendy. But it’s never good for a good thing to become trendy.


11 posted on 01/12/2017 5:01:36 PM PST by Nothingburger
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I’m a convert to guacamole in the last 3-4 years, and I can handle a little avocado on a sandwich or in a salad. But an entire menu of it? No thanks.


12 posted on 01/12/2017 5:04:04 PM PST by workerbee (America finally has an American president again.)
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Consumer Fun Fact: Avocados are cheapest for the Super Bowl and for Cinco De Mayo.


13 posted on 01/12/2017 5:09:04 PM PST by jiggyboy (Ten percent of poll respondents are either lying or insane)
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“I knew the pumpkin craze had gone too far when I sampled my first pumpkin beer — and that was at least 15 years ago.

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Last fall I went into a Bertucci’s with my daughter and saw a sign for a Pumpkin Cocktail. I scoffed,and said sarcastically,”What’s next,pumpkin
beer?”

She just laughed and told me that it had been around for years. I just shook my head and said that pumpkin beer was as bad as sun-dried tomato bagels.

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14 posted on 01/12/2017 5:10:15 PM PST by Mears
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I have never had an avocado and now that I know that they are “trendy” I will avoid them like the plague.

The good thing about avocados is that they do not have an offensive flavor.

The bad thing about avocados is that they do not have much flavor at all. :)

15 posted on 01/12/2017 5:23:07 PM PST by Mr. Jeeves ([CTRL]-[GALT]-[DELETE])
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To: nickcarraway
And here's Carol Merrill with the Avocado Kitchen!


16 posted on 01/12/2017 5:53:49 PM PST by Dr. Sivana (There is no salvation in politics.)
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17 posted on 01/12/2017 5:54:19 PM PST by Dr. Sivana (There is no salvation in politics.)
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To: miss marmelstein
The blandest, most boring fruit to hit the new world. Why am I not surprised that the most boring country in the old world has taken it up.

Hmmmmm.

Let's take that one at a time.

First of all, if avocados hit the new world, it must have happened hundreds of thousands years ago. It is considered native to the Western hemisphere.

Second, avocadoes are a most versatile fruit.
When my daughter was in High School, her friends (girl's H.S.) were all grossed out when she first showed up with a sandwich of her own creation : Boiled egg/avocado sandwich.

By the end of the year, she had to bring several each time by request and could have sold a bunch if she had been so inclined.

Speaking for myself, a common quick snack meal, specially on weekends, used to be mixed rice/avocado with mayo or light dressing of choice.

18 posted on 01/12/2017 5:59:26 PM PST by publius911 (IMPEACH HIM NOW evil, stupid, insane ignorant or just clueless, doesn't matter!)
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The neatest thing about an avocado...how to remove the pit...

https://youtu.be/eGd6GfHG77I

19 posted on 01/12/2017 6:09:40 PM PST by moovova
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No coke, Pepsi.


20 posted on 01/12/2017 6:14:17 PM PST by fruser1
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