When Is It Ripe? Cactus Pears
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Published 2012-08-18
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All Comments (21)
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I actually pick my own here in Texas and use them at my restaurant.
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I remember eating this fruit in South Texas and Mexico with my grandma when I was little. I finally found some at my local grocer in central Indiana and this video definitely helped remember how to eat prickly pears! Thanks!
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Mexican here! My family comes from the desert with these things aaaaaaall over the place, and we've been eating them for generations. You're supposed to peel and eat the whole thing, which is how most native people in the areas these grow in eat them. It's not difficult at all. You just chew it without crunching your teeth down on the seeds. "Most people just use the juice or make jelly candies", HA I've never in my life seen anyone make lemonade or "jelly candy" out of these.
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They're both delicious and taste differently. Don't try to chew the seeds, just swallow them. I love these things.
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yeah in mexico they are very popular, especially in small villages where nopales (cactus) grow. Just watch out and don't eat more than 2 or 3 because too many seeds can cause constipation (yes you eat the seeds!)
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The tip to processing is to freeze the tunas and then squeeze them in a cloth bag of sorts and the juice will flow into a bowl for use. no waste or time spent peeling and seeding
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I bought a red one from a grocery store in Peterborough, Ontario to try it. I found the fruit inside delicious. I put it in the fridge for a few hours. Having it cold is refreshing.
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WARNING: DO NOT HANDLE WITH BARE HANDS!!! Tiny prickles that you cannot see will give irritating splinters. Handle with gloves.
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thanks so much for these great vids; exactly what I wanted to know!
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I thank God for all the producer out there! May God bless you, protect you and give you peace! 🙏🏻
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Thank you, I have seen those and didn't but since I wasn't sure what to do with them. Now I know!
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Wow! you've introduced me to a new fruit, one I have never heard of. Isn't the world a wonderful place, still so much to discover :) Very informative as always. Steve
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Thank you so much for this!
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I love getting them with my mom because we cut them up and eat them like that! The seeds are hard but the seed are beneficial for the body. I love eating cactus pears
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I got a spine on my thumb it was stuck there for about a month
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In Arizona there is prickly pear stuff all over...its so amazing...I miss it when Im back home in Canada. I just got some last night. Thanks for the pointers!
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Thanks for the video! Very informative
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Red Robin has a prickly pear lemonade! I really enjoy thiers so for quite a while I've been searching for some fruit of my own to try it. Thanks for the great how-to on peeling and using the fruit!
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Excellent!!!!! always wondered how to eat!!!! Thanks a lot
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Thanks for this vid. I just got a bunch on sale so I may try a few different ways of eating :)
