Have you ever eaten cactus? 🌵

[Snek]

Well? Have you? Its a pretty uncommon food for some. I've had it myself and liked it a lot.

 

[Paperboy012305]

You can eat cactus? I thought only Camels and Tortoises do that.

 

[Nunnafinga]

Yeah,my grandmother used to make nopales with a red chili sauce similar to the photo above.I thought it was pretty good.Nopales comes from the word nopal which is the Spanish name for the prickly pear cactus.It has kind of a tart flavor similar to green beans.The fruit from this cactus can also be eaten.I have sometimes been compared to a tortoise but eating cactus is where the similarity ends.

 

[Snek]

You can eat cactus? I thought only Camels and Tortoises do that.

Never underestimate the ability of humans to ingest every possible edible thing on this earth.

 

[Doo]

What?!! No
Do you eat the inside of it?

 

[Pyoopi]

I've only had the fruit, but I've seen the cactus in the grocery store. I think I'd like to have it prepared in a restaurant than me trying to cook with it for the first time.

 

[nightglow]

Yes!
When I was a kid, our troop leader bought some canned cactus and it was delicious.
It's an uncommon food where I live and I have only seen it in a can, if I am lucky to see even that at the store.

 

[Yoshi155]

No, didn’t even know this was a thing until this thread.

 

[xlisapisa]

no, I didn’t even know they were edible. now I would like to try some just to see what it would taste like.

 

[AccfSally]

No, but I had no clue you could eat them. I learned something today.

But I do have a small one I'm taking care of and no, I'm not going to eat on my baby.

 

[deana]

I've never had any. I don't know if/when I will get an opportunity to but I would be down to try it.

 

[Seastar]

I didn't know you even can? I probably wouldn't try it because I don't really like vegetables/plants very much.

 

[Alolan_Apples]

I haven’t eaten a cactus before. I don’t know if I want to try.

 

[Dunquixote]

I haven’t tried it or seen it available anywhere but I’d definitely be interested

 

[digimon]

ooh no, i’ve never had the opportunity to try cactus before i’ve heard of cactus fruit because of stardew valley tbh

 

[lieryl]

i live in a desert and i wasn’t aware that cactus was edible until right now

 

[VernalLapin]

I think so, earlier this year even. But I forgot what it tasted like. I think I liked it.

 

[LoveGraceMarie]

I didn’t know you could tbh I wonder what it tastes like

 

[KittenNoir]

I have never eaten cactus before and I don't think I would want to try it unless it was spicy then maybe haha

 

[Kitsuragi]

Nope! I'd be interested in it tho :0