In addition to cooking with cactus, there are new food products using the prickly plant, too, like Vanessa Hudgens’s new cactus water. Saldivar began offering cactus products in 2019 at Tia Lupita.

Prepared nopal cactus salad in a market in Tlalpan - Mexico City, Mexico (Sergio Mendoza Hochmann / Getty Images) If you’re new to cooking with nopales, it should be noted that they release a ...

If you've never tried nopales (cactus paddles), they’re packed with nutrients and have a slightly tangy, fresh taste that pairs beautifully with seasoned tofu. 💚 Why You’ll Love This Recipe ...

Try these steps to peel and cook them. If your heritage is Mexican, you already know about nopales - the pads of opuntia ficus-indica, the prickly pear cactus. This species also produces the spiny ...

See a roundup of 10 easy nopales recipes for every meal of the day. Plus, a registered dietitian explains the health benefits. While nopales (cactus pads) are a common part of Mexican cuisine ...

I could have opened up a glue factory for the papier-mache workers down the street. I didn't cook cactus again for many years. Fast-forward to a new millennium, and I not only found out that I ...

pecans and cactus. Nope. So buckle up that rodeo belt and get ready for a truly Texas taste experience with these recipes.

"We don't have a lot of grandmas cooking it as much as they used to. I like to give them a sample of the raw cactus and tell them it tastes like a gamey green bean." However, cooked cactus tastes ...