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  • This Is the Only ‘Fast’ Way to Ripen an Avocado

    This Is the Only ‘Fast’ Way to Ripen an Avocado

    Avocados have a fan club that hates to love them. They taste great, can be sliced, mashed, or blended, and can be used to make everything from salad dressings to ice cream. But they like to play coy. Perfectly ripe for seemingly minutes, avocados spend most of their time on the countertop being rock solid…


  • Have You Been Eating Bananas Wrong This Whole Time?

    Have You Been Eating Bananas Wrong This Whole Time?

    Welcome to our Master Class on banana consumption, where we will discuss the right way to peel a banana. If you’re thinking, “There is no right way to peel a banana!” you may not be ready to hear that according to none other than Chiquita herself, there is a “proper” way — and it’s probably…


  • Actually, You Don’t Have to Peel Kiwis

    Actually, You Don’t Have to Peel Kiwis

    There are fruits that you must peel before biting into, like pineapples, almost all citrus fruits, and bananas (especially if you have latex allergy). There are fruits that are almost never peeled, like grapes and cherries; and fruits where peeling is a sort of dealer’s choice, like apples, pears, and peaches. Until about a year…


  • How to Choose, Store and Eat Grapes

    How to Choose, Store and Eat Grapes

    For a large portion of the world, it is grape season, a vastly underrated fruit season. Whether you’re partaking of the season’s more unusual grape offerings or simply enjoying a standard green table grape, you should pick, wash, and store them with care to maximise their lifespan, and your enjoyment while eating them.