Tainan’s Danei District produces twofifths of the nation’s avocados, the most of any community in Taiwan. Five years ago, 35yearold Yang Tzuhsien returned to her native home from Taipei to put her marketing education into practice as she began to promote the crop. She’s helped to create an array of products including avocado yogurt and century egg tofu with avocado to introduce the delicious and healthy food to more people.

A quick glimpse inside the bag is enough to tell whether the avocado is ripe yet.

Yang Tzuhsien
Farmer
As it gets more ripe, the spots will become pink. When it’s even riper, they’ll turn brown and get bigger.

This is Yang Tzuhsien. She returned to her hometown five years ago to become an avocado farmer for this reason.

Yang Tzuhsien
Farmer
My parents are getting older and work in the orchard is becoming harder. Now that they’re older they don’t want to plant anymore, but they want to keep it going, so I came back to help them.

With her degree in advertising and marketing, Yang wants to introduce more people to the wonders of avocado. So she started teaching farmers how to prepare it in a variety of ways.

Avocado is extremely versatile, able to be added to drinking yogurt, made into a wrap, dipped in sauce, or even put on top of tofu with century egg.

Yang Tzuhsien
Farmer
Avocado has a lot of lutein, so it’s good for your eyesight. It’s also high in unsaturated fat, which is a good source of fat.

Wu Chiente
Danei Farmers’ Association
There are two main kinds of avocado, one that changes color and one that doesn’t. With the ones that don’t change, it’s hard to tell when they’re ripe. You have to check it every day, and if it’s pliable, then it’s ready to eat. It’s easier to tell with the other kind, since it’s basically ready to eat once it turns brown. If you want to eat it right away, then check it once it starts changing color. If it’s soft, then it’s ready to eat.

Huang Weiche
Tainan Mayor
Danei in Tainan has the most avocado orchards in all of Taiwan, producing twofifths of the entire nation’s output. So it’s also called “avocado country.

The soil in Tainan’s Danei District is sandy and soft with good drainage, ideal for growing avocado. Whether made into a drink or eaten plain, the best meals are often the simplest.

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