Avocados might just be the most controversial fruit (a single-seeded berry, in fact) to have ever graced this fair isle.
From being scapegoated for Millennial's difficulty in house-buying (nothing to do with the housing crisis, at all), to making hipster baristas the scourge of society, the high-fibre ingredient can't catch a break.
The cost of the fruit, in addition to it's health benefits, has made the humble avocado something of an 18th Century pineapple. It reached peak status symbol when none other than the plummy and provocative Nigella Lawson mashed it up, put it on toast and called it a recipe, darling.
Unfortunately, the green standard of classism in Britain was not without bad press. We learnt not long ago that instances of 'avocado hand' were on the rise. I.e. people were slicing their hands open as they wrestled the skin and pit away from the buttery flesh of the fruit.
Now, another bastion of the British middle-class, M&S, has come to the rescue, announcing they will be selling stoneless avocados.
We'll say that one more time for you. Stoneless, avocados.
These avocados, which are smaller than your average Hass and measure at around five to eight cm, also have edible skin.
For the people at the back that's edible skin.
Not that you have to eat the skin, instead you can apparently squeeze the flesh straight into you mouth, like King Louis feeds Mowgli.
These 'cocktail avocados' are already popular in other regions of the world, like the continent, and they are the result of an un-pollinated avocado blossom.
As you can imagine the Great British Public has something to say about these new snack. Namely, disgust, disdain and fear.
With a side order of elation, of course.
Daisy Murray is the Digital Fashion Editor at ELLE UK, spotlighting emerging designers, sustainable shopping, and celebrity style. Since joining in 2016 as an editorial intern, Daisy has run the gamut of fashion journalism - interviewing Molly Goddard backstage at London Fashion Week, investigating the power of androgynous dressing and celebrating the joys of vintage shopping.
