A celebrity chef is going viral for his anti-avocado stance on BLTs — but he has Mindy Kaling's support

07.08.2019 23:30

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Momofuku founder David Chang is catching some heat for ditching avocados and preferring lower-quality "hothouse" tomatoes on his BLT sandwiches.
Chang advised sandwich-lovers to keep avocado "out of there," and argued that hothouse tomatoes are "texturally better in relation to iceberg lettuce and crisp bacon‬" than heirloom tomatoes.
Instagram and Twitter users had mixed feelings about Chang's sandwich proclivities — but Mindy Kaling was in full support of his anti-avocado stance.
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Celebrity chef David Chang is catching some heat for ditching avocados and preferring lower-quality "hothouse" tomatoes on his BLT sandwich.

The Momofuku founder took to Instagram to express his "heretical statement," advising sandwich lovers to keep that avocado "out of there."

Chang also argued that hothouse tomatoes have the "right acidity" and are "texturally better in relation to iceberg lettuce and crisp bacon‬" in a BLT sandwich than heirloom tomatoes would be.

Hothouse tomatoes — which are grown in greenhouses or an indoor environment — are generally held in lower esteem than Heirloom tomatoes, largely considered to be their refined, sweeter seasonal cousins.

Instagram users had mixed feelings about Chang's sandwich proclivities.

Mindy Kaling was among those who enthusiastically agreed with the chef's anti-avocado stance, commenting "YES gtfo of here avocado."

"BOOM ‼️ Exactly one of the paradoxes I was all on-about with you!" Jerry Saltz, senior art critic for New York Magazine, added in a comment.

The Ringer's Kevin O'Connor also agreed that it was a "good take."

Good take. Juicy tomatoes can sometimes be so overpowering that it ruins an otherwise great sandwich.
— Kevin O'Connor (@KevinOConnorNBA) August 3, 2019