TV favourite Alan Titchmarsh has criticised the popular meal of smashed avocado on toast, describing the fruit as a “no-no” for him, pointing out the environmental damage caused when growing the brunch-time favourite.
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TV gardening expert Alan Titchmarsh has labelled avocados a “no-no” and blasted the habit of the eating the millennial favourite on toast.
The 72-year-old presenter said the practise of growing the green fruit is damaging the environment, The Mail reports.
The Love Your Garden host said: “They chop down rainforests to plant avocado trees which need litres and litres of water to grow, and then they’re shipped across the ocean.
“They’re a no-no for me when I think about what it’s taken to get that smashed avocado on to a piece of toast.
“I’m not that wild about the flavour anyway.”
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The majority of the avocados are produced in Central and South America, thousands of miles away.
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