Avocados

Also called: Afokaado (Soomaali) · Avocats (Français) · أفوكادو (العربية)

What to look for

A ripe avocado yields to gentle pressure in your palm, and the little stem cap flicks off to show green underneath. Hard ones ripen on the counter in 2–4 days, faster in a paper bag with a banana. Brown under the cap means overripe.