Editor's note: Updated 30.11.20
Since avocado hunger has reached feverpitch proportions worldwide - prompting avocado hand injuries, dedicated avocado restaurants, and ultimately avocado shortages - you would have thought we might know all there is to know about the creamy green fruit.
At least, testing avocado ripeness, slicing and cooking are no longer a mystery. But can we actually always name the variety of the avocado which we are mashing onto toast, fanning into an avocado rose or sandwiching around a beef patty in #avocadoburgerbun? Probably not.
Not all avocados were created equal. There are, in fact, three main types of avocado: Mexican, Guatemalan and West Indian, with the avocados most commonly found around the world being Fuerte and Hass.
Fortunately, we came across this handy infographic, below, that pictures an impressive 50 plus of the most well known avocado varieties around the world. including five chef's favourites giving us a window on the world of avocado types.
Take a look and see how many you could recognise in a line-up?
Avocado types: the most commercial
The infographic below gives a better indication of those 15 avocado types more easily found commercially: