xkforce@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 6 months agoWhat vegetables and fruits do you wish were commonly available in the US?message-squaremessage-square174fedilinkarrow-up1107arrow-down14
arrow-up1103arrow-down1message-squareWhat vegetables and fruits do you wish were commonly available in the US?xkforce@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 6 months agomessage-square174fedilink
minus-squareAltima NEOlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·6 months agoThat’s pretty much the case with any produce at the grocery store these days. It’s all picked too green. It makes me sad because I haven’t had a legit ripe avocado in ages.
minus-squaretal@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-26 months agoPut it in a paper bag for a day or two, let the ethylene build up and it’ll ripen it? Can put a banana in there with the avocados if you really want it to go quickly.
minus-squareAltima NEOlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-26 months agoThat’s not the same as ripened on the tree, though. Yeah, they’ll soften up a bit letting them ripen in a bag, but they won’t taste anywhere near a good as one ripened on the tree a bit longer.
That’s pretty much the case with any produce at the grocery store these days. It’s all picked too green. It makes me sad because I haven’t had a legit ripe avocado in ages.
Put it in a paper bag for a day or two, let the ethylene build up and it’ll ripen it?
Can put a banana in there with the avocados if you really want it to go quickly.
That’s not the same as ripened on the tree, though.
Yeah, they’ll soften up a bit letting them ripen in a bag, but they won’t taste anywhere near a good as one ripened on the tree a bit longer.