While avocados have been very popular in Western countries like US, UK, Australia and Europe for many years (Holy guacamole, as they say!), some countries like Malaysia have just started to appreciate this pear-shaped fruit thanks to the rise of regional household income (avocados are not cheap) and health-awareness (but very nutritious). As the demand has been rising rapidly in recent years, this article serves as a guide on where to buy avocado in Malaysia.
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Some of you may have asked Google on “The Health Benefits of Avocado”.
After learning its amazing health benefits, many people (especially women 👩🥑) just can’t wait to incorporate avocado into their daily diet!
Moreover, parents love avocados because it's the best first food for their babies 👶🥑 (read here & here).
But… Where can you buy avocado in Malaysia?
Hmm… this is not so searchable on Google, is it?
No worries! This article is specially designed to fill in this information gap for you!
So here are 10 places selling avocados in Malaysia.
Hypermarket
1. Aeon
Aeon Hypermarket sells avocados from various countries. They often sell Australian avocados; you may occasionally find Philippine avocados on sale too. They usually put 3 avocados in a pack to prevent the avocados from bruising (this also encourages you to buy more). The avocado supply here is quite stable.
Supply: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Stable.
Price: ⭐⭐ Higher price.
Quality: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Good quality.
Expertise: ⭐⭐⭐
2. Tesco
The avocados sold in Tesco are mainly avocados from Africa (e.g. Kenya). These avocados are simply stacked together and some people would treat them as a stress ball. Therefore, you should be aware of bruised avocados here. I suggest you only choose green and unripe avocados as the skin will then be hard enough to protect the flesh when being tortured. 💪
Supply: ⭐⭐⭐ Not always available.
Price: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Cheap.
Quality: ⭐⭐⭐ Depends on your luck.
Expertise: ⭐
3. Giant
Similarly, African avocados are common in Giant. Sometimes you may find a 3-for-RM10 sale here! However, you’re advised to buy only green and unripe ones (please refer to Tesco)!
Supply: ⭐⭐⭐ Not always available.
Price: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Cheap.
Quality: ⭐⭐ Highly depends on your luck.
Expertise: ⭐
Supermarket
4. Jaya Grocer
Jaya Grocer defines itself as Malaysia's Neighborhood Fresh Grocer - carrying everyday fresh and premium products for your daily household convenience and needs. The avocados here are from Australia, which are advertised as being of premium quality.
Supply: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Stable.
Price: ⭐⭐ Higher price.
Quality: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Good quality.
Expertise: ⭐⭐⭐
Fruit Shop
5. MBG
MBG means “Money Back Guarantee”, an unprecedented concept within the fruit business. It means every customer who makes a purchase at MBG’s outlets can be refunded within 7 days (with a receipt/proof of purchase) should they be not satisfied with the quality of their purchase. You may find avocados from different countries here, such as Australia, Africa, and Mexico. Moreover, they have an online store.
Supply: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Stable.
Price: ⭐⭐ Higher price.
Quality: ⭐⭐⭐ Average.
Expertise: ⭐⭐
6. Neighborhood fruit shops
There must be at least one traditional fruit store in your Taman. Find them! Many of them don’t sell avocados because they don’t want to deal with the trouble. One storekeeper told me they’re fed up with bad avocados and complaints from customers. They prefer to sell stable and low-risk fruits.
Supply: ⭐ Very unstable.
Price: ⭐⭐⭐ Moderate.
Quality: ⭐⭐ Highly depends on your luck.
Expertise: ⭐⭐
Pasar
7. Pasar Pagi
Fruit stall owners at Pasar Pagi have no choice but to sell any kind of avocado that they could find. If you’re lucky enough, you may find local avocados here! The local avocados are often big and cheap compared to the imported ones. Basically, the competition here is very intense as you may find more than 5 fruit stalls at any pasar (ANY!!!), which means the price is cheaper.
Supply: ⭐ Very unstable.
Price: ⭐⭐ Cheap.
Quality: ⭐⭐ Highly depends on your luck.
Expertise: ⭐
8. Pasar Malam
Please refer to Pasar Pagi. You might be able to find avocado milkshakes too 🥛! Good luck!
Supply: ⭐ Very unstable.
Price: ⭐⭐⭐ Moderate.
Quality: ⭐⭐ Highly depends on your luck.
Expertise: ⭐
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Supply: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ All year long.
Price: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reasonable price.
Quality: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Best Quality.
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Bonus
10. Backyard
A few people planted avocado trees in their backyard many years ago. Today, some trees do bear fruits and the owners should be happy to give some fruits away. Walk around your neighborhood to try your luck! (Enter from the front door, be POLITE!)
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Yeah! Whenever you crave for 🥑🥑🥑, you know where to get them!
However, sad to say, the supply and price of avocados has been unstable mainly due to two reasons: 1) avocado is a seasonal fruit; 2) the production just can't cope with the large demand around the world.
In Malaysia, most avocados in the market are imported from overseas, such as Australia, Mexico, Kenya, Philippine, USA, New Zealand, Greece, Spain, and etc. I seldom find local avocados in West Malaysia. There are abundant supply of avocados in Vietnam and Indonesia (but Sabah and Sarawak also produce lots of avocados, they love avocado milkshakes very much!). Does anyone know the reason?
Anyway, let's enjoy the amazing avocados while we still can! 😉
Where do you normally buy avocado in Malaysia?
Did I leave out any places?
Comment and share your experience below 👇
MK is the Co-Founder of Avocadian.
He truly believes “real food” is the savior in this overly-processed world, a realistic way to achieve our health and beauty goals, and the key to delivering the real results we desire.
7 thoughts on “10 Places to Buy Avocado in Malaysia”
Great info here! I’ve seen Aeon Big selling avocados too, I think is Philippine one, only RM3. But I dont like its taste, quite tasteless, and sometimes got rotten one. Personally I prefer Australian one, although more expensive but it’s really good taste and high quality.
Hi Melanie, glad that you find the info helpful! The Philippine avocados here belong to Dole. I agree with you, it always depends on luck and you actually ended up spending more than RM3 for each edible avocado. We prefer Australian avocado to be safe and love its flavor too! =)
Thanks for the useful info! Last time I saw local avocados in Cameron Highland but forgot the price already 🥑
Hi Darren, thanks for your comment! We gave away a few Cameron avocados to the fans of our Facebook page last year. These avocados were watery, not so creamy, could taste a little bit of sweetness, more like fruits now!
https://www.facebook.com/avocadianMY/photos/a.1247772248635439.1073741828.1239117292834268/1375630525849610/?type=3&theater
I always by at the hypermarkets like Giant and Tesco since it is nearby to my house. But I also get it from Jusco and Mydin. I find Mydin sell the Mexican Hass at MYR5 but some time they sell less quality ones for half the price. Now, I plant the tree in front of my house. I bought the tree from a local grower at mudah.my for MYR40 two and half years ago. Since then it has grown to 20 feet tall and I’ve to prune it using a ladder! Unfortunately it has not bear me any fruit even though I was informed it was the grafted version. I keep my finger crossed and hope for a bountiful harvest soon.
Excellent site you started here and I wish a very successful days ahead.
We are a family of four and we love avos and consume in regular basis. Salad, Toast, dip, pasta etc.
I collect my supply from The village grocers and prefer the Australian Jumbo Hass.
These fruits had always been appreciated over in Sabah since the 60’s. It’s Unknown only in West Malaysia