Avocados

Avocados are pear-shaped fruits with smooth or textured skin and rich-tasting, smooth, light green flesh. The finest-flavored variety is the Hass, which has a thick, bumpy, dark green skin and buttery flesh. The bland Fuerte has thin, smooth skin. Select avocados that yield to gentle pressure and store in the refrigerator for several days. If an avocado is too firm, ripen at warm room temperature or, more quickly, in a closed paper bag.