Oaxacan Avocado Cream

I remember the first time I really tasted an avocado. I was about six years old and we were sitting down to eat tacos at my abuelita’s (grand-mother’s) house in Tijuana. My grandmother had arranged some avocado slices into a simple carne asada taco. I stared down at it and thought, “What is that?” Sensing my uncertainty, she yelled, “Cometelo! (Eat it!)” I was so scared I picked up my taco and took a huge bite.

I turned to my abuelita and said, “Oh, it tastes li