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Title: Prickly Pear
Post by: Major 2 on April 23, 2020, 03:19:11 PM

Prickly Pear taco's I have to give this atry

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-irYOPaZc4

Title: Re: Prickly Pear
Post by: Mogorilla on April 24, 2020, 10:25:46 AM

Thanks Major, sounds interesting.  I have made a nopales salsa, which went on some pork tacos, but never just the nopales.    It is my understanding the slime from these was applied by native americans to their parfleches as a water proofing.   If you go back on the history section I made some parfleches and used the prickly pears to seal them.   Slimy is a good word and when used in the salsa, reminded me of Okra in consistency.   They have an almost citrus bite, so they went well in the salsa. 

Title: Re: Prickly Pear
Post by: Sir Charles deMouton-Black on April 24, 2020, 10:59:17 AM

An icecream shop in Nicosia, Cyprus used to make prickly pear icecream. A bit grainy, but I loved it. I try to look them up whenever I visit. (I married a Cypriot/American girl when I was a UN peacekeeper. And my son married a Cypriot/British girl! Note; The "matchmaker" was a lady that lived within a mile of me in Victoria BC!)