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Gastropod

Ripe for Global Domination: The Story of the Avocado

Gastropod

Cynthia Graber and Nicola Twilley

Science, Food, History, Arts

4.73.5K Ratings

🗓️ 8 May 2018

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

Avocados are on a roll. More precisely, they’re on toast—a lot of toast. Last summer, British Vogue reported that more than three million new photos of avocado toast are uploaded to Instagram every day. But how did this humble fruit, originally named after testicles, get from its Mexican forest home to a tattoo on Miley Cyrus’s upper arm? This episode, we unravel the avocado’s amazing journey, a story that involves not only conquistadors and cartel violence, but also a Southern California postman and actress Angie Dickinson lounging in a white leotard. And we discover where the avocado is headed next—a place where it’s known as the butter fruit, and often consumed in shake form. Listen in now for all this creamy green goodness and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

On criminal, we bring you true crime stories, told by people who know them best.

0:07.0

We didn't believe in setting fires because that was too dangerous.

0:10.0

We were kind of gentle, kind of crooks, so to speak.

0:14.0

So the best plan you had was that you'd glass owe it.

0:17.0

Yeah, never imagined I'd use it for a camel.

0:20.0

I'm Phoebe Judge, and this is criminal.

0:25.0

Did you have to say what was in the box?

0:27.0

Phoebe, we told lies.

0:29.0

Listen to criminal every week.

0:31.0

Wherever you get your podcasts.

0:41.0

All right, I'm in my kitchen, Cynthia, and I feel as though it's time for some lunch.

0:45.0

I am thinking the same thing, and I have a really lovely ripe avocado here on the counter.

0:52.0

I do, too!

0:53.0

I do too!

0:55.0

You might even think we planned this.

0:57.0

Oh, come on, don't tell me we're out of bread.

1:00.0

That would be really bad.

1:01.0

There's no avocado here we go.

1:03.0

I'm just cutting it into thin slices.

1:08.0

The bread is ready.

1:11.0

I'm just kind of laying out the thin slices of avocado on the toast.

1:15.0

Okay, little mashing on the bread here.

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