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RE: Is It Ripe? How To Know When To Eat Avocado, Mango, and Papaya, Contributed by @sharingeverybite
Yes! The smell factor usually indicates ripeness. It's sad that the produce nowadays are grown with pesticides, herbicides, petro chemicals, fruits no longer have a fragrant smell and quite honestly, don't have any taste whatsoever. When I do buy fruit, I like to go to farmer's market and use my senses: sight, smell, sound, touch and taste, to determine ripeness.
Ahh, yeah. It's unfortunate that fruits and vegetables are being "exhausted" from overproduction, genetically modified, and filled with pesticides. After being in Mexico for a short while, I'm noticing a crazy difference between the produce in the US and here. It's almost all locally grown and you can tell the difference in size/shape/color/smell/etc. They're not always the "prettiest" but who cares! It's the taste and nutrients I'm after. ;)
I actually like ugly-looking produce. It just means it tastes good!