Real Talk 12th April 2016 by Paula Lyne
Guac Fans, Rejoice! M&S Is Now Selling Super-Sized 1kg Avocados
Life. Made.
If you’re an avocado fan (er, aren’t we all?) then you’re going to love this.
As of today, foodie favourite Marks & Spencer is selling a new type of avo in stores. One that’s going to make all of your guacamole dreams come true.
The ‘Carla’ avocado is five times the size of an average avo, and it weighs in at around 1kg a pop. That’s a lot of avocado toast, people.
Here’s the Carla variety compared to a standard one:
Happily, M&S buyer Sally Sharp assures shoppers that Carla avos “taste amazing, with the “creamy texture that avocado lovers know and love.”
M&S has definitely been thinking outside the avocado box of late, as just a few months back they started selling mini versions of the popular Haas avocado.
Somehow we reckon the mega-huge variety is going to take off a lot faster.
Pssst! Craving avos now? Here are our favourite (and oh-so healthy) recipes…
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