When it comes to removing the seed from an avocado, the Brits are getting a little extra help.
The British retailer Marks & Spencer has introduced a safer avocado, or at least one that’s seedless.
These pint-sized avocados, also known as cocktail avocados, are grown in Spain and only about 2 to 3 inches long.
And because there’s no pit, there’s no need to for a sharp knife to hack it out.
That matters to doctors in the UK, where the medical community began referring to the gashes one gets when the seed removal goes wrong as “avocado hand.”
They are on the pricey side, with one avocado selling for about $3.
Avocado expert Mary Lu Arpaia, a University of California horticulturist, said pit-less avocados develop when the weather allows the fruit to set without fertilization.
Arpaia found an example of the seed-less avocado during a trip to New Zealand several years ago.
She said that while the avocado isn’t all that unusual, it sure does represent a great marketing opportunity.
