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ALL HAIL THE ALLIGATOR PEAR! Matt Golinski offers surprising insight into the local gem that is the avocado.
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ot buttered toast, bubbling plates of nachos, and salmon sushi just wouldn’t be the same without their creamy companion, the avocado. And its addition to our cuisine has become as Australian as the meat pie and the sausage sandwich. Whether they’re being smashed, diced, sliced or pureed into guacamole, the Aussie obsession with the avo has created such a huge demand that producers are looking to new varieties that help span the season and allow us to have a good supply all year round. With a growing region from North Queensland to Victoria, Western Australia to New Zealand, we’re very lucky to have access to fruit 12 months of the year. And thanks to new hybrid trees coming of age in the immediate area, we have a good local supply to see us through almost every season.
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