How do you know if an avocado is ready to eat?
Chef's answer
If the avocado yields to firm gentle pressure you know it's ripe and ready-to-eat. Ripe, ready to eat avocados may have a darker color but color can vary so it is best to go by feel as well as color. It will feel lightly soft but it will not feel "mushy" to the touch..
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This is method of 'ripening' bananas isn't really ripening them, though it does make them soft and easy to bake with. ... If you use green bananas, they will also blacken and soften, but you won't ripen them to the sweetness that makes a really good banana loaf or banana muffins..
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ackee fruitWhen ackee is an enemy The unripe ackee contains the same poison as the lychee, known as hypoglycin, Srikantiah said. The toxic nature of the ackee fruit is well-understood in Jamaica and West Africa, where the plant is grown.
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Striped Marlin is considered the finest eating of all Marlin species because of its tender flesh. The natural color varies from light pink to deep orange-red. ... Striped Marlin is frequently used in raw fish preparations as poke, sashimi or carpaccio or is cooked in the same manner as Tuna and Swordfish..
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A ripe artichoke will be a dusty green color. You might notice a few slight brown splotches on the leaves, but that's normal. However, you should avoid artichokes that have a purple hue, deep bruising, or brown soft spots. This usually means the artichoke is rotten and should be avoided.
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To ripen an avocado quickly on the counter, place it in a bowl or paper bag next to an apple or banana. To make the avocado ripen in 1-2 days, place it in a paper bag with a banana or two. Avoid using plastic bags that stifle the fruit..
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Avocados do not ripen on the tree.
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Yes, you can eat an unripe avocado, but we don't recommend it. The avocado won't have its wonderfully creamy texture and it won't taste as delicious as normal..
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