Avocados - different varieties?

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I buy avocados from Tesco often, and they've always been "normal" avocados - bumpy and almost black skin.

The ones I got today had smooth green skin, and were different inside too - watery and a bit tasteless.

I googled but it's all america-focused and nothing about the types UK supermarkets get. Are the normal (Hass, I think?) avocados out of season now?

I don't like those green ones either. The hass are much nicer. No idea what the others are called.

They all come from far away so are never really 'in season' in the UK!

Yes, hass only, others are rubbish

same here, i was pleased i got some very reduced smooth skin ones, but bleurgh, waste of time. Hass much nicer.

there are still Hass ones in the supermarkets. I think they are more popular variety now but previously the smoother skin ones used to be the ones i would buy. perhaps they werent ripe enough?

Yes, there are diffwrent types. The smooth ones - cant remember name - can be delicious but i suspect they are more seasonal and less forgiving of long storage and travel times. So they are onlu very nice at certain times.

In natal in south africa there is a type that are almost yellow inside - we called them butter avos i think - they do not travel or store well. You buy them on side of road, store for minimum time then eat as soon as ripe. Amazingly delicious.

Haas seem to be the variety that both store and travel well.

They were definitely ripe, going a little brown at the top and very soft, but dripping water when I scooped them! Added more salt, sriracha and red onion to compensate and the guac turned out pretty nice (if a funny colour from the sriracha).

Wonder why I've never had the smooth ones before today?

The smooth ones are called fuerte. They don't seem to ripen as well off the tree as Hass, although if you taste them ripe in the countries they grow in they are pretty good.
Stick to Hass.