Posted: 8/10/2016 9:03:15 AM EDT
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Just curious of how many here eat them.  Just had a Frittata de Nopalitos for breakfast.    |
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Yup, these are delicious. <a href="http://www.directupload.net" target="_blank">http://fs5.directupload.net/images/160810/oldhl593.jpg</a> Quoted:
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You can eat a cactus? Yup, these are delicious. <a href="http://www.directupload.net" target="_blank">http://fs5.directupload.net/images/160810/oldhl593.jpg</a> I bet they are.... You on a shamans journey? |
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Yup, these are delicious. <a href="http://www.directupload.net" target="_blank">http://fs5.directupload.net/images/160810/oldhl593.jpg</a> Quoted:
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You can eat a cactus? Yup, these are delicious. <a href="http://www.directupload.net" target="_blank">http://fs5.directupload.net/images/160810/oldhl593.jpg</a> Yeah but they make everything feel purple. |
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You can eat a cactus? Yup, these are delicious. http://fs5.directupload.net/images/160810/oldhl593.jpg
http://www.mescaline.com/exp/peyote-cacti.jpg May have to try something new 
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Quoted: I just gathered about 20 gallons of cactus fruit for my wife to make jelly. We might make some cactus mead too. In Arizona we eat the fruit but we leave the pads for the javelina.  |
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Prickly pear jelly is amazing. With jalapenos added it's the pinnacle for glazing pheasant.
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I just gathered about 20 gallons of cactus fruit for my wife to make jelly. We might make some cactus mead too. In Arizona we eat the fruit but we leave the pads for the javelina.
This is the truth. The fruit is delicious, use only the new pads for cooking or pickling. They are similar to okra in taste and possible slime factor. Welding gloves, a propane torch and a sharp knife are your harvesting and prep tools. |
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Huitlacoche rank right up next to escamol on the list of weird Mexican eats. I know it's a delicacy, but I'll pass. Quoted:
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No problemo con nopalitos. ¿Quien le gusta huitlacochè? Huitlacoche rank right up next to escamol on the list of weird Mexican eats. I know it's a delicacy, but I'll pass. I hear you get ate up harvesting those little bastards. |
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Or, Mexican families pull over and ask to cut pads off of my cacti. Quoted:
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I just gathered about 20 gallons of cactus fruit for my wife to make jelly. We might make some cactus mead too. In Arizona we eat the fruit but we leave the pads for the javelina. Or, Mexican families pull over and ask to cut pads off of my cacti. There is 90 million wild ones in Maricopa County. Do you live in Maryvale or something? |
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I hear you get ate up harvesting those little bastards. Quoted:
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No problemo con nopalitos. ¿Quien le gusta huitlacochè? Huitlacoche rank right up next to escamol on the list of weird Mexican eats. I know it's a delicacy, but I'll pass. I hear you get ate up harvesting those little bastards. I saw that on bizarre foods. Seems like a lot of work for a little protein. |