Creamy margaritas and globetrotting guacs: 22 ways to eat through Australia's avocado avalanche

Avocado no longer synonymous with brunch debauchery: Australia is reaping a bumper crop.

According to food bank Rabobank , production is up 26% from last year as trees, mainly in Western Australia and Queensland, mature. The resulting abundance - 22 avocados are expected to be grown for every Australian this year - has seen supermarket prices drop to $1 apiece and farmers are asking consumers to increase their consumption of avocados.

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Undoubtedly the most popular of all avocado dishes - and now part of the fabric and tradition of Australian cuisine - is mashed avocado. There are all sorts of variations (here's an Anna Jones version), customizations and opinions when it comes to avocado on toast but, in its purest form, it's simply avocado on toast. lightly mashed avocado seasoned with lemon, salt and pepper, then roughly piled on top of a piece of thick toast.

There was, of course, a time before to break, when it was just "avocado" and was served on sandwiches.