Reply #78: Cumin is a key element in Guac's addictive properties

[jgraz]

I've left out both the bacon and the cliantro (the former for vegetarian friends and the latter out of simple forgetfulness), and the guacamole is still pretty damned good. But the cumin is the soul of the recipe -- forget that and you pretty much have a bowl of mashed avocado. It's still pretty good, but it doesn't approach the transcendent taste orgasm of the original dish.

Good luck -- i hope you like it. Try to make it with friends around so you don't end up eating the whole batch yourself.