Here in the Philippines, a popular fruit that's usually harvested after summer during the rainy season is avocado. The scientific name of the avocado is Persea Americana. The avocado tree is plentiful in the country but it is not native to the islands. It was introduced here by explorers of the 16th century - likely Portuguese and Spanish sailors who had visited South America in the New World (where the avocado originated). The avocado fruit is delicious with a soft green flesh that's mild and creamy. It's high in protein and fat, which is amazing for a fruit, and is ideally eaten right off the skin or used for salads and shakes. So many products now contain avocado or are inspired by the avocado. Ever heard of avocado ice cream? Traditionally, Filipino families use the avocado fruit to make ice candy in small tubular plastic bags. Kids and adults always get a kick out of it! But mind you, it doesn't have to be artisanal. In the Philippines, there's also avocado ice cream available in local supermarkets and grocery stores. If you're lucky, you may also order salads with avocado as the star ingredient from select restaurants.
The avocado fruit has grown in popularity as a health food and is now a preferred fruit by exercise enthusiasts and yoga practitioners as a a vital ingredient for smoothies and all sorts of recipes from canapes to fritters. The fruit is easily recognizable with its gourd-like or pear-like shape. It can be elongated or blunt; deep violet or green; wrinkly or smooth. However it might look like, the avocado is iconic when it's split in half. With its big roundish seed in the middle of the bulbous part, it's an unforgettable sight, and, oh, did we already mention that the brown skin of the seed is rich in healing antioxidants? You can even boil and eat the seed if you want to. Cooked, it has the texture of water chestnuts and is used primarily as an anti-fungal and antibacterial medicine. More research is being done by scientists to determine that actual benefits of the avocado seed, but so far, all the results seem to show that it has practical medicinal properties. The avocado fruit is definitely in the spotlight these days, but the avocado tree has more to give apart from its fruit.
Unknown to many people, the leaves and bark of the avocado tree (left) can be used for the easing of coughs, sore throat, and fever pains. All one has to do is to clean at least three leaves and then boil them in a pan for a few minutes. The reddish tea that results has a fine, sweet, and soothing taste that's relaxing as much as it is physically healing. You can reboil the leaves for a much thinner tea, the next time you require a cup. Drink a cup of avocado tea at least once a day for a few days or until you feel much better. You can add sugar or your preferred sweetener, like Stevia, if you want to, but it's not needed, especially if you are on a diet or avoiding sugar. Drink the tea one sip at a time and let its warmth sooth your insides. You can drink it with extras, if you wish, and while you're at it, why not invite your friends over and have an avocado tea party?
Here in the Philippines, a popular fruit that's usually harvested after summer during the rainy season is avocado. The scientific name of the avocado is Persea Americana. The avocado tree is plentiful in the country but it is not native to the islands. It was introduced here by explorers of the 16th century - likely Portuguese and Spanish sailors who had visited South America in the New World (where the avocado originated). The avocado fruit is delicious with a soft green flesh that's mild and creamy. It's high in protein and fat, which is amazing for a fruit, and is ideally eaten right off the skin or used for salads and shakes. So many products now contain avocado or are inspired by the avocado. Ever heard of avocado ice cream? Traditionally, Filipino families use the avocado fruit to make ice candy in small tubular plastic bags. Kids and adults always get a kick out of it! But mind you, it doesn't have to be artisanal. In the Philippines, there's also avocado ice cream available in local supermarkets and grocery stores. If you're lucky, you may also order salads with avocado as the star ingredient from select restaurants.
The avocado fruit has grown in popularity as a health food and is now a preferred fruit by exercise enthusiasts and yoga practitioners as a a vital ingredient for smoothies and all sorts of recipes from canapes to fritters. The fruit is easily recognizable with its gourd-like or pear-like shape. It can be elongated or blunt; deep violet or green; wrinkly or smooth. However it might look like, the avocado is iconic when it's split in half. With its big roundish seed in the middle of the bulbous part, it's an unforgettable sight, and, oh, did we already mention that the brown skin of the seed is rich in healing antioxidants? You can even boil and eat the seed if you want to. Cooked, it has the texture of water chestnuts and is used primarily as an anti-fungal and antibacterial medicine. More research is being done by scientists to determine that actual benefits of the avocado seed, but so far, all the results seem to show that it has practical medicinal properties. The avocado fruit is definitely in the spotlight these days, but the avocado tree has more to give apart from its fruit.
Unknown to many people, the leaves and bark of the avocado tree (left) can be used for the easing of coughs, sore throat, and fever pains. All one has to do is to clean at least three leaves and then boil them in a pan for a few minutes. The reddish tea that results has a fine, sweet, and soothing taste that's relaxing as much as it is physically healing. You can reboil the leaves for a much thinner tea, the next time you require a cup. Drink a cup of avocado tea at least once a day for a few days or until you feel much better. You can add sugar or your preferred sweetener, like Stevia, if you want to, but it's not needed, especially if you are on a diet or avoiding sugar. Drink the tea one sip at a time and let its warmth sooth your insides. You can drink it with extras, if you wish, and while you're at it, why not invite your friends over and have an avocado tea party?
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