Jack White’s guacamole recipe: perfect for the avocado obsessive — theguardian.com

Holy mole. News that Jack White’s rider specifies EXACTLY how he likes his guacamole – and helpfully provides venues with a recipe – doesn’t surprise me. Before I became a chef, I was a DJ, and once supported the White Stripes at a festival in Holland. White is quite an intense guy, with a unique and exacting approach to music – why wouldn’t he apply the same to his food? I’m Peruvian, but I lived in Mexico for a while and studied Mexican food, so his pursuit of guacamole perfection pleases me. I’m genuinely obsessed with avocados (I make a mean avocado ice cream) so I’m relieved that Jack has the good sense to specifically name check Peruvian Hass avocados for his recipe, even if, as his team insist, he didn’t actually write it himself. I’ve tried the recipe out and – ridiculously specific as it is – it’s decent.

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