The unlikely persistance of the avocado and why guacamole even exists today

At first glance avocados and potatoes have very little in common but when we delve a little deeper we realise that both are a good source of vitamins, minerals and fibre

Like the potato, the avocado is a good source of vitamins, minerals and fibre and would have been enjoyed by prehistoric farmers, the Aztecs.

Chopped in a salad or mashed on toast, how do you like your avocado? Or maybe you don’t like them at all, they seem to divide the masses and while they are certainly no potato, by Irish standards, the fact that they have survived this long and are now found on Irish plates is no mean feat. Especially considering their original consumers are extinct. So how did the avocado survive?

No potato