tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5460788270738656369.post5864531980803030821..comments2023-12-24T07:02:43.274+08:00Comments on Catalogue of Organisms: Prickly PearsChristopher Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11075565866351612441noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5460788270738656369.post-75489776849970958262012-05-17T13:14:01.738+08:002012-05-17T13:14:01.738+08:00Best, easiest way to pick the fruit: out of the bi...Best, easiest way to pick the fruit: out of the bin at the supermarket. It's not unusual find them- and sometimes nopales- in Phoenix-area supermarkets. Both are super-common in Mexican supermarkets.Watcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02248341788957416471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5460788270738656369.post-27237991210805082362012-05-16T07:58:37.151+08:002012-05-16T07:58:37.151+08:00In Andalucia they are called chumbera and the frui...In Andalucia they are called chumbera and the fruit chumbos.Patnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5460788270738656369.post-61298416450618259262012-05-16T03:16:25.090+08:002012-05-16T03:16:25.090+08:00In Spanish speaking places the sweeter red prickly...In Spanish speaking places the sweeter red prickly pear fruit is called tuna. And like Mickey I am accustomed to calling the more savory green pads, which are also consumed, nopales or nopal.The Astronomisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17959972471002184287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5460788270738656369.post-75298570886036887892012-05-16T02:14:35.274+08:002012-05-16T02:14:35.274+08:00Juice:
Halve cleaned, ripe prickly pears and scoo...Juice:<br /><br />Halve cleaned, ripe prickly pears and scoop out the flesh with a spoon. <br />Add the fruit flesh to water and the juice of a lemon in a liquidiser.<br />Liquidise and strain. Serve.<br /><br />This is the easiest way to get the seeds out of the fruit and is a delightful drink on a hot day.<br /><br />The easiest way to get the glochids out of your flesh is to gently place a sticking plaster over them and remove, repeat until all gone.<br /><br />My favourite piece of trivia regarding opuntias is that the spines were once the major export of the island of St Helena. When less organic needles were invented for use with the gramophone the island had to search for other products, at one time manufacturing string for the British Post Office.Patnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5460788270738656369.post-64429667968951693902012-05-15T22:14:42.750+08:002012-05-15T22:14:42.750+08:00You ought to take the time to make it into preserv...You ought to take the time to make it into preserves. Wow. Its delicious. My mother in law is from Ukraine and couldn't believe that we'd eat cactus, so I directed her on how to make a pulpy jelly from it.<br /><br />Insta-fan.Will Bairdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07562404098136557872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5460788270738656369.post-77755531452991520172012-05-15T16:28:05.526+08:002012-05-15T16:28:05.526+08:00I agree regarding the fruit's taste. I picked...I agree regarding the fruit's taste. I picked one while on a roadtrip a few years ago, and also had spines in my hand for a while. I tried one of the pads earlier this year, which are called nopales like the genus Nopalea. Sliced it up for some scrambled eggs, but wasn't a fan due to its slightly sour taste and oozing juice.Mickey Mortimerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08831823442911513851noreply@blogger.com