Anyone ever eat or cooked cactus ?

[Modelworks]

I saw some cactus for sale in the produce section today for $1.49 / LB.
They were the flat round type, about 6 inches x 3 inches and had the thorns removed.

What do you do with these ?
I have never heard of anyone cooking or eating cactus.

 

[BoomerD]

Nopalitos (or just nopales)...Mexican restaurants here serve them all the time.

http://www.google.com/search?s...en___US203&q=nopalitos

 

[JS80]

Yes, I think it's good.

 

[Anubis]

does peyote count?

 

[destrekor]

People eat cactus? WTH does it taste like?
I've only heard of people consuming mescaline-containing cactus...
hmm

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[JS80]

Originally posted by: destrekor
People eat cactus? WTH does it taste like?
I've only heard of people consuming mescaline-containing cactus...
hmm

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tastes like sour green beans

 

[Ramma2]

I ate it down in Puerto Vallarta last month; it wasn't great. I'd say it had the texture of a thick, tough string bean, and tasted like what you'd expect a cactus to taste like.

 

[MiniDoom]

Make tea from a special Peruvian cactus occasionally. Tastes like crap.

 

[fuzzybabybunny]

I was hiking and carved out a chunk of raw cactus. Tasted pretty "green" and like kiwi to me.

 

[foghorn67]

Originally posted by: fuzzybabybunny
I was hiking and carved out a chunk of raw cactus. Tasted pretty "green" and like kiwi to me.

If you did that in the Sonora desert, I will probably kill you.

 

[Chiropteran]

For ethical reasons I don't consume plant flesh.

 

[Anubis]

Originally posted by: foghorn67

Originally posted by: fuzzybabybunny
I was hiking and carved out a chunk of raw cactus. Tasted pretty "green" and like kiwi to me.

If you did that in the Sonora desert, I will probably kill you.

eh?

 

[daveshel]

That's prickly pear. It's prepared as a side dish, used in jellies and desserts, and even as flavoring in homebrew.

 

[torpid]

I've had it in various forms. It's tasty if cooked right. The flavor by itself is kind of weird. Sort of like one third green bean, one third okra, one third citrus.

 

[IEC]

Surprisingly, I have had a piece of cactus and some cactus juice before. Both were quite interesting.

 

[foghorn67]

Originally posted by: Anubis

Originally posted by: foghorn67

Originally posted by: fuzzybabybunny
I was hiking and carved out a chunk of raw cactus. Tasted pretty "green" and like kiwi to me.

If you did that in the Sonora desert, I will probably kill you.

eh?

linky

 

[5to1baby1in5]

Originally posted by: Anubis
does peyote count?

Those won't stay down. I don't think they count.

 

[Anubis]

Originally posted by: 5to1baby1in5

Originally posted by: Anubis
does peyote count?

Those won't stay down. I don't think they count.

some people can keep it down

 

[destrekor]

Originally posted by: JS80

Originally posted by: destrekor
People eat cactus? WTH does it taste like?
I've only heard of people consuming mescaline-containing cactus...
hmm

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tastes like sour green beans

no thanks

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[LS21]

mexican restaurants serve it frequently. i think they just sautee it until its soft and sloppy. the taste is just a mellow sourness, as if it was braised in water and lemon juice.

im sure there are inventive ways to make it good; i just havent had it

 

[KeithTalent]

I've had cactus salsa before. It was really yummy.

KT

 

[Fritzo]

I have. I slice it thin and saute it. It tastes a lot like green beans.

 

[manlymatt83]

I have a pet cactus at work. No idea what kind it is.

 

[jjones]

My wife eats nopales frequently. I have on occasion but I don't much care for them.

 

[Juno]

does snapple's element (rain) counts?