Food that gives you pause

I'm on a food theme, it seems. Today Micaela was craving pho, so three of us headed out to Vietnam Palace for lunch. I wasn't hungry because I had had a large breakfast of leftover Thai chicken with cashews, so I started looking at the interesting drinks section of the menu. They have some really neat drinks, but I wasn't up for durian drink (durian smells like old sweaty mouldy socks, and that's me being polite). Right below that, though, was a listing for avocado milkshake. I like avocado, and I like milkshakes. Sounds kind of weird to put them together, but why not give it a shot?

You can't really see it in the picture, but it's a lovely pale pale green shade.


A weird concept, but in practice a truly delicious experience. The shake was extra creamy and tasted just like avocado, but sweeter. It was mild and delicate and I wish I had known about this during the summer. I'd definitely order it again. Actually, when I got home I dug out my ice cream cookbook and found a recipe for avocado ice cream, which I'm totally going to try.