I recently watched a documentary on the rise of the Avocado…I don’t remember which streaming service it was on…so I’ll call it Primfilx.

It was a fascinating insight into how a relatively obscure food became a cuisine stable and the environmental impact that the increased demand actually has.

On a recent trip back to the UK my kids and I were disappointed to see how expensive and how small the avocado were. Even though they are one of the kid’s favourite foods they didn’t want to eat them. Which made me think, has living in a country like Nicaragua where the avos (and most other fruits) are amazing ruined my kids expectations of these foods?

My 83 year old mother also said something which made me think. She was born during WW 2 and as such grew up in a time of rationing and allotments. She still has one now. She thinks that eating avocados should be a rare treat but takes things further by questioning my generation’s need to eat the same foods all year round…shaking her head when she sees baby tomatoes on a plate in December.

There is some logic here, as seen in the growing movement for eating local and eating seasonal which regular doctors are now beginning to champion Dr Sally Bell.

What do you think about eating local and seasonal. Could you go without avocados?

Before anyone says it isn’t possible in northern climates check out a restaurant in Sweden called #Fäviken that used to be run by chef @magnusfaviken 

All the food they served was grown locally, preserved for the winter months and it certainly wasn’t boring. Unfortunately he has moved on to other projects but the legacy remains.

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