If you’ve been hiking around New Mexico in the fall, you’ve probably noticed all the purple-ish prickly pear fruit growing on the nopales cactus (the cacti with beaver tail-like paddles). Did you know these thorny fruits are actually quite edible? It’s true! These beautiful fruits have a delicious flavor that some have compared to bubble gum, raspberry, and even watermelon. But how do you harvest, prepare, and eat these things without getting stuck full of thorns? Click on the link below for a helpful photographic guide:
https://cookingontheweekends.com/how-to-cut-a-cactus-pear-a-photographic-guide/
