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5 Απρ 2024 · The avocado’s journey from a wild, scarcely eaten berry to a domesticated staple of the Americas is a testament to the ingenuity and cultural sophistication of these early societies, setting the stage for the avocado’s eventual leap onto the global culinary scene.
16 Φεβ 2024 · A Brief History of Guacamole (And It’s Not What You’d Expect!) Guacamole is everywhere today—but fifty years ago, it was virtually unknown. Learn how this dish evolved from an Aztec delicacy into today’s favorite party dip.
18 Μαΐ 2017 · Avocados have ancient roots, and had an important place in Mesoamerican peoples’ diet, mythology, and culture. It’s possible that they were eaten in the Tehuacan Valley of what is now central Mexico as long as 10,000 years ago.
23 Οκτ 2024 · Avocado, tree of the family Lauraceae and its edible fruit. Avocados are cultivated for their buttery consistency and nutty flavor and are used in both savory and sweet dishes. The plants were domesticated in tropical America before the Spanish conquest. Learn more about the history, uses, and types of avocados.
3 Ιουλ 2019 · The word avocado derives from the language spoken by the Aztecs who called the tree ahoacaquahuitl and its fruit ahuacatl; the Spanish called it aguacate. The oldest evidence for avocado consumption dates back almost 10,000 years in Puebla state of central Mexico, at the site of Coxcatlan.
The modern English name comes from a rendering of the Spanish aguacate as avogato. The earliest known written use in English is attested from 1697 as avogato pear , later avocado pear (due to its shape), a term sometimes corrupted to alligator pear .
The most ancient evidence of the existence of the avocado tree {Persea americana, Lauraceae) in Mesoamerica is about 10,000 years ago in Coaxcatlan, Puebla (Mexico). Since then, the history of the avocado.
