Well if the guys at Chowhound don’t have any definitive answers that’s pretty sad :)
I’ve had avos go overripe without being fibrous (just that nasty dark brown color).
And the one I had tonight prompting this Q had the stringy parts dark but i didnt think the avo as a whole was overripe.
And I know for certain that a week ago, the ones I had were a beautiful yellowish green inside. Just soft enough and definitely not even the tiniest bit overripe. But they were fibrous as hell. Bright yellow green fibers all throughout, not a dark one in sight.
I normally get mine from Sam’s Club in bags of five from Mexico since they are generally a much better quality (or far less of a crapshoot) than at any supermarket, even MEIJERS (which normally has better quality produce than the other markets around here)
So, the mystery continues. Being overripe is a factor which evidently makes the stringiness more obnoxious but, as noted, I’ve had fibrous ones without a trace of overripe.
Next time I go shopping I’m going to see if I can hunt up a produce mgr. for a little chat.