I had no reason to suspect that the Cocktail Avocado or avocadito even existed. Why would anyone need a tiny, pitless, finger-shaped avocado? I still have no idea, but I do know that these little dudes are freaking delicious.
They're like little tubes of super concentrated avocado flavor. They're amazingly buttery and nutty and creamerific. The shape is really cool too, lending itself to making tiny avocado circles.
They're kind of a pain in the ass to peel, but I understand that if you slice off one end you can just squeeze the whole thing out like a savory mini push-pop.
I'm not sure where they came from. I thought they might be some new designer produce following the recent micro-everything craze, but apparently they've been around for awhile. The Produce Hunter says that they're a product of sudden climate change coupled with a naturally occurring genetic aberration. Whatever that means.
Regardless, they're pretty awesome. So thanks again Central Market for finding the weird stuff and making me buy it. Hopefully I'll get really hooked on them and then never be able to find them again.
-L.Pants
