Avocados. We’ve smashed them and spread them, grilled them, whizzed them in a smoothie and turned them into ice cream but a genius has now suggested we do something so simple and so glaringly obvious we feel like fools for only now discovering it.

What? What? For the love of God, WHAT? we here you cry as you stare desperately at a ripe Haas wondering what new trend you could possibly plunder from this one-of-your-five a-day.

We’re talking about shaving, yes that’s right, shaving your avocados.

But step away from the Gilette multipack. You will need a cheese slicer aka a cheese plane for this.

Peel your avocado. Shave your avocado. Serve your avocado slithers (for that is the technical term) on top of a salad or as a garnish to poached eggs.

In fact do what ever you like with them safe in the knowledge that you are now at the vanguard of avocado trends and one simple hashtag is about to quadruple your Instagram followers and general worth in life.

Never forget you heard it here first.