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Avocado : A Global History, Hardback Book

Avocado : A Global History Hardback

Part of the Edible series

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The avocado is the iconic food of the twenty-first century.

It has gone from a little-known regionalfood to a social media darling in less than a hundred years.

This is an astounding trajectory for a fruitthat isn't sweet, becomes bitter when it is cooked and has perhaps the oddest texture of any fruit or vegetable.

But the idea that this rich and delicious fruit is also healthy despite being fatty and energy-dense gives it unicorn status among modern eaters, especially millennials. Through lively anecdotes, colourful pictures and delicious recipes, Jeff Miller explores the meteoric rise of the avocado, from its co-evolution with the megaherbivores of the Pleistocene to its acceptance by the Spanish conquistadores in Mexico and its current dominance of food consumers' imagination.

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