Editing Avocado (section)

===International===
In Mexico and Central America, avocados are served mixed with white rice, in soups, salads, or on the side of chicken and meat. They are also commonly added to ''[[pozole]]''. In Peru, they are consumed with ''[[tequeño]]s'' as mayonnaise, served as a side dish with ''[[Asado|parrillas]]'', used in salads and sandwiches, or as a whole dish when filled with tuna, shrimp, or chicken. In Chile, it is used as a puree-like sauce with chicken, [[hamburger]]s, and [[hot dog]]s; and in slices for [[celery]] or lettuce salads. The Chilean version of [[Caesar salad]] contains large slices of mature avocado.{{citation needed|date=February 2023}}

Avocados in savory dishes, often seen as exotic, are a relative novelty in Portuguese-speaking countries, such as Brazil, where the traditional preparation is mashed with sugar and lime, and eaten as a dessert or snack. This contrasts with Spanish-speaking countries such as Chile, Mexico, or [[Argentina]], where the opposite is true and sweet preparations are rare. With the exception of the Philippines, a former Spanish colony where avocados are traditionally used in sweet preparations and savory uses are seen as exotic.<ref name="malasig">{{cite news |last1=Malasig |first1=Jeline |title=Is this the best way to eat avocado westerners aren't aware of? |url=https://interaksyon.philstar.com/lifestyle/2018/05/22/127241/viral-tweet-avocado-different-culture/ |access-date=1 January 2023 |work=Interaksyon |date=22 May 2018}}</ref>

In the [[Philippines]] (where avocados were introduced from [[Mexico]] since before the 1700s),<ref name="malasig" /> Brazil, Indonesia, [[Vietnam]], and southern India (especially the coastal [[Kerala]], Tamil Nadu and [[Karnataka]] region), avocados are frequently used for milkshakes and occasionally added to [[ice cream]] and other desserts.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.avoseedo.com/around-the-world-culinary-tour-with-avocados/|title = Around the world culinary tour with avocados – AvoSeedo|date = 20 October 2015}}</ref> In Brazil, the Philippines<ref name="zeldes">{{cite web|last = Zeldes|first = Leah A.|title = Eat this! The 'Hass' avocado, black and green and creamy|work = Dining Chicago|publisher = Chicago's Restaurant & Entertainment Guide, Inc.|date = 2 June 2010|url = http://www.diningchicago.com/blog/2010/06/02/eat-this-the-hass-avocado-black-and-green-and-creamy/|access-date = 20 June 2010|archive-date = 21 September 2015|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150921212023/http://www.diningchicago.com/blog/2010/06/02/eat-this-the-hass-avocado-black-and-green-and-creamy/}}</ref> Vietnam, and Indonesia, a dessert drink is made with sugar, milk or water, and pureed avocado. [[Chocolate syrup]] is sometimes added. In [[Morocco]], a similar chilled avocado and milk drink is sweetened with [[confectioner's sugar]] and flavored with a touch of [[orange flower water]].

In [[Ethiopia]], avocados are made into juice by mixing them with sugar and milk or water, usually served with [[Vimto]] and a slice of lemon. It is also common to serve layered multiple fruit juices in a glass (locally called ''Spris'') made of avocados, mangoes, bananas, guavas, and papayas. Avocados are also used to make salads. In [[Kenya]] and Nigeria, the avocado is often eaten as a fruit alone or mixed with other fruits in a fruit salad, or as part of a vegetable salad. In [[Ghana]], they are often eaten alone on sliced bread as a sandwich. In [[Sri Lanka]], their well-ripened flesh, thoroughly mashed or pureed with milk and ''kitul'' treacle (a liquid [[jaggery]] made from the sap of the inflorescence of [[Caryota urens|jaggery palms]]), is a common dessert.<ref name="K.2012">{{cite book|author=Lim T. K.|title=Edible Medicinal And Non Medicinal Plants: Volume 3, Fruits|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=32rWbxUtjeMC&pg=PA82|year= 2012|publisher=Springer Science & Business Media|isbn=978-94-007-2534-8|page=82}}</ref> In [[Haiti]], they are often consumed with [[cassava]] or regular bread for breakfast.

In the United Kingdom, the avocado became available during the 1960s when introduced by [[Sainsbury's]] under the name 'avocado pear'.<ref name="Scotsman" /> Much of the success of avocados in the UK is attributed to a long-running promotional campaign initiated by South African growers in 1995.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Saner |first1=Emine |title=Ripe and ready: how 'evil geniuses' got us hooked on avocados |url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2015/nov/02/avocados-ripe-ready-evil-geniuses-hooked |access-date=3 October 2020 |work=The Guardian |date=2 November 2015}}</ref> In Australia and New Zealand, avocados are commonly served on sandwiches, sushi, toast, or with chicken.