Brilio.net - Enjoying avocado is most delicious when the fruit is perfectly ripe, with a sweet taste and soft texture. Many people eat it directly as a snack or dessert mix. However, did you know? Avocados rarely ripen on the tree. This is because ripe avocados have fragile stems, so they fall easily and reduce their selling value.
When the avocado is old enough, it is usually picked immediately. The picked avocado is often sold immediately, and both the seller and the buyer ripen it manually. Buyers do not always choose ripe avocados, because unripe avocados are often used as food stock. On the other hand, very ripe avocados should be eaten immediately so that they do not rot.
Unfortunately, many people choose the wrong avocado according to the desired ripeness. Instead of being stock, the avocado chosen is very ripe and must be consumed immediately. On the other hand, you want to buy a ripe avocado but get one that is still unripe. So, how do you tell the difference?
If you are one of those people who often experience this problem, don't worry, there is a trick that can be done to anticipate it. Choosing avocados well can be a solution to avoid these things. More precisely, choosing avocados according to the level of ripeness as described by netizens who own the Instagram account @of3house.
photo: Instagram/@of3house
In general, choosing an avocado is done by pressing the fruit. However, this method has the potential to damage the avocado. Instead, you can choose the fruit by color as Instagram user @of3house did.
As reported by BrilioFood on Thursday (10/10), he admitted to dividing this avocado into four according to its color. First, light green. Well, this light green avocado usually has a smooth surface (no spots). In terms of texture, this avocado is still very hard because it is raw.
photo: Instagram/@of3house
Well, avocados that are light green in color can usually only be consumed within 4-5 days afterward. Therefore, this fruit is suitable to be chosen if you want to stock up on fruit at home.
Second, there is a dark green avocado. Compared to before, the dark green avocado has quite visible white spots. However, this dark green avocado is still relatively unripe and its texture is hard. However, this fruit can be consumed or can ripen within 3 days.
photo: Instagram/@of3house
The third criterion is a green-brown avocado. Well, avocados like this are usually quite soft. But actually not really ready to be consumed. To be perfectly ripe, you can wait for 24 hours to make the fruit softer and sweeter.
photo: Instagram/@of3house
While the last one is an avocado that is dark brown in color. In terms of texture, this avocado is very soft and ready to be consumed. To get good avocado results (not rotten), make sure the stem scar on the top is still fresh. Usually, a soft and brownish avocado stem scar indicates that the flesh has been ripe for too long or is almost rotten.
photo: Instagram/@of3house