History of Avocado - The Fruit That Should Have Gone Extinct 10,000 Years Ago

Millions of years ago, a giant ground sloth swallowed you whole. Today, you're smashed on toast in every café on Earth. This is the wild, absurd, sometimes bloody story of how the avocado survived extinction, Aztec innuendo, an 83-year US import ban, cartel wars, and a Silicon Valley obsession — to become the world's most argued-about fruit. From Mesoamerican jungles to the Super Bowl guacamole shortage, this is the true history nobody puts on the label. 🥑 Subscribe for more food history hiding a whole empire of absurdity behind it.