Guacamole
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Guacamole is an avocado-based relish or dip originating in Mexico. In addition to avocados, the basic ingredients are onion, lime or lemon juice, and salt and pepper. Variations often include tomato or tomatillo, chiles, cilantro, garlic, other spices, and occasionally cottage cheese. It is usually eaten with totopos, corn chips, although it can be spooned onto or into almost any Mexican dish. The name guacamole comes from Mexican Spanish via Nahuatl AhuacamOlli, from Ahuacatl (="avocado") + mOlli (="sauce"). In Spanish it is pronounced IPA [wakaˈmole] and in English it is pronounced US [ˌgwɑkəˈmoʊli] or UK [ˌgwękəˈmoʊli].
Wherever avocados are expensive, guacamole is considered a delicacy; therefore, tomatoes, sour cream, or mayonnaise may be mixed in as a filler, but such preparations are often considered inferior because they dilute and mask the delicate flavor of the avocado.
It is especially popular in the United States as a snack food. However, claims that avocado sales around the Super Bowl account for a large percentage of the annual avocado sales are an urban myth.
Guacamole is often served as a condiment, and it is now even served at fast food restaurants in some areas.
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