Tuesday, July 05, 2005
Unstoned avocado
Sainsburys are set to introduce avocados without stones. The food miles required to get them from South Africa make them problematic, but it's worth reporting this just so I can quote-The word avocado appears to derive from the Aztec ahuacuatl, meaning testicle tree. Aztec virgins were said to have been closeted indoors while the aphrodisiac plant was harvested.
Asked whether the stoneless fruit had the same potency as the stoned, the Sainsbury's spokeswoman said: "They have the same everything as the regular avocado. The only thing missing is the stone."
Technorati tag: Food, Avocado, Testicle
posted by I at 6:57 am
