Feroce D’Avocat Recipe

Feroce davocat is a specialty from the French Antilles that is based on salted cod, avocado and cassava. The term feroce (fierce in French) refers to the strength of the Caribbean chili pepper preparation in the feroce d’avocat, fierceness to be adjusted according to individual taste buds. Cod, grilled or poached, is incorporated to a mixture of avocado, chives, parsley and garlic and all of this spiced up with Caribbean hot pepper, also called habañero. This feeling of spiciness on your tastebuds is due to one active component called capsaicin. This substance is present in large quantities in the seeds of chili peppers, but also in all the fruit and the ribs. Its concentration determines the spiciness of the chili peppers.