The Secret History of Avocados
Avocados weren’t always the highly esteemed fruit they are today. In fact, it may have been the avocado’s name that led to some misconceptions and scandalous perceptions about the fruit. In the Nahutal language, the language the Aztecs spoke, the name for avocado is āhuacatl, which translates directly to testicle. It’s bad enough that the ...