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Old Oct 26th 2010, 12:38 pm
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Originally Posted by Professional Princess
I can drink mango juice but I cannot eat fresh mango, it reminds me of sliced goldfish, not that I have ever eaten them but that is how I would imagine sliced goldfish to taste like.

Avocado - thats another one, looks like the products of a chest infection.
Sliced goldfish would taste like sashimi, which tastes the opposite of mango. And spartacus - correct - avocado is the food of the gods. Imagine my horror when I realised that the guacamole that I bought here was something like 80% cream cheese. Who the hell puts dairylea cheese triangles in guacamole?
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Originally Posted by Seneca21
Sliced goldfish would taste like sashimi, which tastes the opposite of mango. And spartacus - correct - avocado is the food of the gods. Imagine my horror when I realised that the guacamole that I bought here was something like 80% cream cheese. Who the hell puts dairylea cheese triangles in guacamole?
Nothing transforms a mundane sandwich or salad more than a few slices of avocado.
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Originally Posted by spartacus
Nothing transforms a mundane sandwich or salad more than a few slices of avocado.
The only problem with it is its unnaturally massive calorie value.....
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My youngest and I love avocado - when my three were babies and starting solids, the nappy bag always contained an avocado, a banana, a bowl, fork and spoon - mush some up, squirt in some breast milk and instant food - much tastier than that bottled rubbish.
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Originally Posted by Amazulu
I'm with you on Avocado. There's not much I don't like to eat but that's one of them.
I love the taste of bananas but hate eating them - the texture makes me gag.
Other things I can't stomach:
Asparagus
Brussel sprouts - what kind of sadist invented these?
Coffee
Brussel sprouts are my favourite, and mushrooms - god I love them.
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Old Oct 26th 2010, 2:13 pm
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Originally Posted by Professional Princess
Brussel sprouts are my favourite, and mushrooms - god I love them.
Brussels and Mushrooms...both very lovely - do they go together?
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Originally Posted by Professional Princess
Brussel sprouts are my favourite, and mushrooms - god I love them.
Mushrooms I get - sprouts are the devil's turds.
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Originally Posted by Seneca21
Sliced goldfish would taste like sashimi, which tastes the opposite of mango. And spartacus - correct - avocado is the food of the gods. Imagine my horror when I realised that the guacamole that I bought here was something like 80% cream cheese. Who the hell puts dairylea cheese triangles in guacamole?
Why would you buy guacamole? It's the easiest thing in the world to make, I always make some to take to Barbies and my mates almost fight over it. The bowl is never on the table and always on someones knee.

Originally Posted by spartacus
Nothing transforms a mundane sandwich or salad more than a few slices of avocado.
Agreed although mango salsa on a ham sarnie is damm good too...It's the new pease pudding

Originally Posted by Seneca21
The only problem with it is its unnaturally massive calorie value.....
But it's good fat and they contain vitamin E that helps keep you looking young and beautiful
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Originally Posted by kelli28
Why would you buy guacamole?
We were on our way somewhere and decided to buy lunch instead of going home. Mmmmmm, cream cheese in guacamole - seriously this stuff had 6% avocado. It was basically green dairylea. There is no emoticon for vomiting, so these words will have to suffice.
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Mangoes need to go to food hell along with the dreaded Beetroot shite. Some foods just shouldn't have been 'invented'.
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Originally Posted by moneypenny20
Mangoes need to go to food hell along with the dreaded Beetroot shite. Some foods just shouldn't have been 'invented'.
Beetroot! . . . hmmmm . . . ham and beetroot sarnies . . . fit for a king.
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Originally Posted by moneypenny20
Mangoes need to go to food hell along with the dreaded Beetroot shite. Some foods just shouldn't have been 'invented'.

Salad anyone

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Originally Posted by spartacus
Beetroot! . . . hmmmm . . . ham and beetroot sarnies . . . fit for a king.

HJ's Aussie burger (which has beetroot) is one of my favourite fast food burgers.
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Originally Posted by spartacus
Beetroot! . . . hmmmm . . . ham and beetroot sarnies . . . fit for a king.
Originally Posted by ozzieeagle
Originally Posted by Amazulu
HJ's Aussie burger (which has beetroot) is one of my favourite fast food burgers.
You are all sick. And that photo of a mango and beetroot salad made my stomach turn over. Thanks guys
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Originally Posted by Seneca21
We were on our way somewhere and decided to buy lunch instead of going home. Mmmmmm, cream cheese in guacamole - seriously this stuff had 6% avocado. It was basically green dairylea. There is no emoticon for vomiting, so these words will have to suffice.
Avacado is one of my favourite foods. I have noticed Australians eat them a lot, on toast for breakfast and everything.

I make my own guacamole now, I have experienced that green stuff you refer to.
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