CACTUS PEAR | Prickly Pear Taste Test -- FRUITY FRUITS

[@davidcopple8071]

I'm 59 years old and I've lived in Texas my entire life. When I was a young boy we lived in South West Texas. Very arid lots of prickly pear cactus and mesquite trees. As a young Texas boy , I my brothers and friends all ran around and played amongst the prickly pears and mesquite trees. Dodging scorpions, tarantulas and venomous reptiles. But regarding the prickly pear cactus fruit, or tuna. We just called them Texas raspberries. But I grew up eating these. Anytime we got tired of playing or just wanted a snack we'd race each other over to the nearest growth of prickly pear and grab a fallen mesquite limb with a small fork in it. Then we'd pull out our trusty pocket knives, ( every boy in Texas then past the age of three carried a pocket knife.) , trimmed down the branch and removed any of those horrible mesquite thorns, ( they'd make you sick), and then use the forked stick to go underneath a red ripe looking tuna and expertly pop it off while keeping it in the fork of the stick. Then, again with our pocket knives we'd lop off each end and slice it shallow from one end to another. Then Peel it using the back of our knives to separate the skin from the red meat of the fruit. Then find a shady spot to sit and we'd all enjoy one, two or three of the fruit. Our mother always knew when we'd found some Texas raspberries because our lips and all the skin around them were stained red as were out fingers. We ate the new pads of the prickly pears before they were able to form any thorns. They were tender, kinda juicy but a little gooey like okra. But I always loved raw okra and fried and cooked okra. You could actually prepare young cactus pads exactly like you would okra.

[@hannah_shah_]

omg i love her, she seems so sweet and appreciates everything in each food she tries. she is never over dramatic and gives a very in depth description of everything. you deserve so many more subscribers than you have. i found your channel a couple weeks ago and love your videos so much

[@choux8372]

my mom and I love prickly pear fruit, it's very popular with Mexicans... except we call them tunas. There's a church near our house that has a shaved ice vendor who makes prickly pear shaved ice and it's super delicious!

[@smoljiminiee]

Choux same my dad likes going during the summer to eat these in Mexico, tunas & pitayas are his fav

[@rockdealer1]

Hey latin bro/sis we called them tunas in Argentina as well, or sometimes higos de tuna: tuna's fig

[@iluvjj3000]

I would have loved to try the shaved ice!

[@KGbby24]

Choux same with me I used to eat these all the time as a kid even the seeds and my mom would squeeze lemon on it

[@peachimin6595]

Ikr Tunas are sooooo delicious 🇲🇽🇲🇽🇲🇽💖💖💖💖🍐🍐🍐

[@MistyGee]

I grew up eating these in Mexico :) we call them “tunas” they’re lovely , even when they’re green. Very hydrating and fresh. And you can eat the seeds too!

[@hisaffliction8thms]

in Spanish they're called Tuna and Tuna in Spanish is Atun...don't ask. Also, the Spanish markets sell them on the cheap. I usually just swallow the seeds and the green ones are just as good and sweet.

[@catathielemann3239]

Tuna (the fish) in spanish is called atún

[@hisaffliction8thms]

Cata Thielemann yeah, I know. I mean my mom is only from Honduras and my wife is Mexican and I mean, autocorrect is an obvious nuisance

[@claudiayanezhenriquez4303]

The Horseless Headsman The tunas we have in Chile are green :) but I think they might taste the same. They are so good but painful sometimes

[@itscmalvarez]

wow, thats interesting and funny. it can get confusing though.

[@joakuz]

The Horseless Headsman I love your nickname :))

[@boyinroses404]

fun fact about these that ive noticed during my vacation in jordan when I was about 10 years old. I was picking these with my uncle on the sides of a canyon. the cactus figs, once you pull them out of the cactus with like an rod, the cactus shoots out some needles. that will get under your clothes. at first you wont notice, but when you get home you feel those needles EVERYWHERE. but you can shower them away.

[@juanhernandez4137]

Boy in Roses really? so you mean when you pick them out the cactus will shoot needles out out of nowhere?

[@swiftlessytvlogs5637]

I’m pretty sure I had something similar I didn’t touch them or anything and when I got home I was covered in spikes so badly I had to stay in a bath for most of the day to soothe my irritated skin

[@kaamkic]

Yes, it is called a jumping cactus. It doesn’t appear to have spines at first but if you get too close to it the spines shoot out.

[@michaelbonetti5463]

I love how open you are to different foods and you don't over react to the taste or look of foods! Another great video Emmy!

[@wimpy8690]

Michael Bonetti she has the gift of being very open to so much :-)

[@_itsisaac8602]

Michael Bonetti normal KZbinr: "I EAT A CACTUS?!?!? CACTUS FRUIT TASTE TEST"

[@meowww7291]

Michael Bonetti My favourite kind of person!

[@mabelpinessweater]

I feel like that's what makes her so trust worthy when it comes to the different fruits and foods she tries.

[@roulasrouji3814]

greetings from israel and we have a lot of cactus trees here, and u can find it in orange color, yellow and red too, we eat it with the seeds u just swallow the seeds with the pulp u dont need to spit them. love u emmy

[@emmymade]

So many prickly pear lovers out there. Thanks for sharing your suggestions! 🌵 🍐 💕

[@MariaAguilar-sc1bq]

emmymadeinjapan we have a house in Mexico and we have a cactus and it has those, I personaly prefer the green ones but I like the red/pink one😍 They are delicious 😍

[@MariaAguilar-sc1bq]

emmymadeinjapan you should try the green ones those are my favorite, and make a video if you trying it👍

[@jasoncallan]

I had those before & really enjoyed them.

[@yellowlemonPenguin]

Never trust a pre-prepared prickly pear. I have yet to handle one without getting pricked.

[@edwinparra690]

emmymadeinjapan love these

[@crossing.the.cosmos84]

I love the way you describe the taste, its so detailed and descriptive its like I can accurately imagine how it tastes..and know whether it want it or not

[@mikepratt2812]

When my family lived in California we had a cactus (similar to a nopales) that would grow these on it. We'd throw then on a *really* hot grill to cook off the spines, then we'd peel them, run them through a food mill, ad some lemon juice, water and some sugar and BLA-BAM! Prickly Pear lemonade !

[@xxAmbiexBiersack]

I'm Hispanic and we call them tuna. I love eating it with lemon and salt and some tajin

[@halilacikgoz7865]

In Turkey they have them, I think they are very tasty one of the best fruits but I hate eating them the seeds are so hard and you can't spit them without spitting the fruit meat. Do you know why nature/God would make them so not fun to eat. First the spikes then the seeds?

[@grave_safe]

Halil Acikgoz the spines are there to protect it from wild animals eating the fruit! if it’s eaten it can’t reproduce with all it’s seeds!

[@AudreysKitchen]

@@halilacikgoz7865 the plant probably wants the fruit to ripen, make seeds, and fall off... So the seeds will grow where the cactus is already growing, since it knows that that's a good spot. Or perhaps once the seeds are fully mature, then the spines fall off and *then* it wants animals to eat the fruit and carry the seeds off? Honestly, I'm not sure. But someone in another video was saying that these will sometimes grow from oak trees because raccoons take them up inside of the trees.

[@nekfeu11]

We have these everywhere in South Morocco

[@DozingGreen-fz6rg]

@@halilacikgoz7865 You're supposed to just chew and swallow the seeds. They're harmless. It's like a pomegranate, the seeds are half the fruit.

[@simonc586]

These are best when chilled imo. Or when a American tourist bites into one without removing the skin.

[@thugasaurusrex6004]

Lmao

[@twelve2001]

lool

[@lewismacaskill5974]

lmao well said

[@mbrolutti]

Which is pretty hilarious since it comes from the Americas

[@stepahead5944]

😂

[@lilbebegirlxx]

Awww we are Italian and we always use to have these in the house as a kid. Reminds me of my grandpa who loved them and had them all the time ! RIP nonno ❤️ they are delicious

[@TexanCandy]

I love prickly pears! Both the red and green ones. The price may be due to season or location. Here in TX it is not uncommon to get between 4-6 for $1. I grew up eating them with sea salt, lemon and chili powder, it's the best. I love your channel but especially this series, it's how I found you.

[@acapulcogoldpablo8096]

Goddamn! I do the same shit with the lime, and tajin. Haha it's a mexican thing, but, I like to see it as a Texican thing lol

[@koolminecrafkid8725]

Acapulco Gold Pablo wow ur so cool

[@acapulcogoldpablo8096]

kool minecraf kid 872 I know... What's your point?

[@koolminecrafkid8725]

Acapulco Gold Pablo my point is ur SOOOOOO COOOOOL

[@acapulcogoldpablo8096]

kool minecraf kid 872 but I'm not on your level tho! Pls, tell me, wise one, how can I go from "cool" to "KOOL"??

[@joanlair7225]

In my culture we actually call these “Tunas” and they are actually my favorite fruit. They are sweet but not too sweet, yet still has a fruity flavor with the most perfect texture . It’s almost as if your biting into a Really soft mango that’s just a bit grainier. I HIGHLY Recommend these if you’ve never tried these.

[@amourejones8201]

I love prickly pear jelly and candy. Here in Arizona it can be found in a lot of places and tourists eat the stuff up lol (literally).

[@Mzmissy215]

Amoure Jones I don't think she was gonna wonder if u meant the tourists eat it up figuratively heh

[@amourejones8201]

Mzmissy215 Okay you got me there lol. But these days ya never know.

[@sweetgpnay]

When I went to Arizona to see my uncle and I found prickly pear ice cream

[@courtneymichelle2542]

Amoure Jones I absolutely adore Arizona, especially Sedona! I live in Denmark so I don't get there often lol.

[@jcdominguez9243]

Amoure Jones This stuff is awesome. I found a pure blend of this stuff on Amazon and use it in my smoothies every morning. www.amazon.com/dp/B01MU3A0IU/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_JZYYybVVGECQQ

[@jbw53191]

I was raised on a ranch in South Texas where we have, literally, tons of these. We juice them make a lovely jelly from the juice. I aways enjoy your videos. Thank you for your work!

[@mapletoffee]

Ahh, I love these! I think I just got used to swallowing the seeds tbh, they're pretty small.

[@tlahuiltzin]

Me too lol

[@carlcunningham6663]

We have a cactus fruit that is perfect. No hard seeds. Red soft dkin . White insdr with tiny dark seeds. Jus nice, soft and succulent, a bit dry but so delicious

[@zagato77904]

Carl Cunningham I think you’re describing a dragon fruit.

[@bakekay21]

TIL: dragonfruit grows on a cactus

[@kit2130]

I would just like to say thank you for doing this. Not only are fruits from all over the world so different & alien looking but I would not have the guts to try them. It also takes effort in learning about each one & letting them ripen until the right moment. I appreciate tasting these unusual fruits vicariously through you & thank you for sharing it with us!

[@GioGio-um4gc]

Eat the seeds! You eat them

[@TrielaRhyfel]

Unless you have diverticulitis, in which case it can be dangerous xD

[@celestinesantarossa421]

@@TrielaRhyfel they're too big to hurt diverticulitis. Unless you have HUUUGE colon pockets 😳

[@Howlersmum2]

We love these out west. Growing up, my mom made a jam with these and currants. We also did slushees with lime, chili powder and lemon zest which made the prickly pear stand out. It’s so cool to see other people love these as much as we did.

[@michaelp5694]

I'm Italian and these are really popular amongst the Italian community! I've been eating these my whole life and I have never spit out the seeds and I'm fine! So don't be afraid to just eat the whole thing. Also, they do have spines in them still so avoid touching them a lot haha! Great vid Emmy!

[@ivycarter5906]

My grandma and I always made ice cream from fresh prickly pear. She lived in New Mexico, so prickly pear was involved in a lot of desserts :)

[@lillylights]

My 93 year old grandmother live in arizona, and when prickly pears are in season she walks around her neighborhood picking them! She makes jelly with them :)

[@MElaughs]

One of my favourite fruits. It's watermelon meets strawberries in flavours to me. Sweet, refreshing... and the Maltese make a beautiful liquor from it

[@kimberlycurmi8750]

Yes. Yes we do make a good liquor from it. I'm Maltese and I love these. They grow in some places near the road and you can just go cut them

[@nomylearnspalestine]

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[@_Miyano]

my folks call them Tunas. I guess it's the Spanish / Mexican word for them. they kinda have a berry /Rose smell to me!

[@guruguru00]

Chubumpkin 76 yup, Tuna is the name in Mexico c:

[@_Miyano]

catherine shion oh? Okay cool! I had a friend who used to make jelly with them, I think she mentioned that she had to use apples or some fruit that had pectin in it? Or maybe she ment sure jell? Lol! It's been a few years!

[@Rose-jz6sx]

Chubumpkin 76 yup for making most jams you need to add apple for pectin so it sets

[@_Miyano]

Huh? I didn't know that, is that where sur-jel comes from?

[@carmencorbalanandreu5724]

in spain they're called higos chumbos 😂

[@JoshuaMichail0]

In my experience prickly pear fruit and saguaro fruit are best when made into a drink, like a smoothie, or in jams. But, they are quite unique and tasty. If you haven't you should also try nopales and nopalitos. Nopales are the prickly pear pads, and nopalitos are the same but cut into strips and pickled. They're delicious too, though they're not sweet like fruits.

[@TrielaRhyfel]

And they are a great source of fiber, also good for lowering bad cholesterol levels c:

[@Janexcalibur]

I tried horchata con tuna and loved it (and it was also really pretty to look at too :)

[@_ayeeone]

Prickly pear lemonade is my favorite!

[@arianapadilla9351]

She's actually already tried nopalitos :)

[@NotOncebutTwice905]

In Mexico it's referred to as a tuna

[@ofyxtiictic9924]

Basidoll yes I love them so them so much

[@MariaAguilar-sc1bq]

Basidoll yes my family and I always call them that in Mexico I love the green ones better tho😍

[@IsaiGuzman2315]

and i swallow the seeds also lmao

[@LivingInHisFullness]

Basidoll in Jamaica we call it tuna as well

[@williamburks8509]

I dont care

[@tazzy801]

I'm from an island in the Mediterranean and that kind of cactus grows everywhere and gives fruit in the summer which are best eaten after you refrigerate them.There are a few varieties, not all of them are this colour. We also have the one that remains green even when ripe, another one that turns yellow and one of orange colour. They taste more or less the same. They are full of seeds but we dont remove them, just eat them with the seeds :)

[@bonjourarmand]

AAAAHHH. These are quite popular in Texas! My mother used to make fruit salad with these in them. A beer company called Shiner has a Prickly Pear beer and it's great! It's only out in summer though, but it's pretty refreshing. Also, prickly pear margaritas are abundant and delicious.

[@emmymade]

Margaritas sound good -- not sure about beer.... 😁

[@estergrant6713]

ohhhhh shiner makes a prickly pear beer???! godbless shiner

[@estergrant6713]

emmymadeinjapan if you ever do a beer tasting video you definitely need some shiner, its a classic texas beer dont let anyone try and tell you that lonestar is the beer of texas cuz its shiner for sure

[@ajc478]

I live about a hour from the shiner beer factory or what ever it's called lol

[@mollycogley8411]

When I used to live in Spain my neighbour, who was a sweet old Spanish lady, would peel the prickly pears and slice them all up and there would be so many colours and they would all taste great. She would do this every week in the summer and in return we would give her and her husband churros and chocolate on a Sunday morning. To this day I still remember the taste of those refreshing little fruits and I haven't seen them anywhere in the uk.

[@mr.snippy]

I always bought these at my local outdoor swap meet, where they would sell them in a big cup already peeled and prepared with salt, lime, and chili powder 😋.

[@TruthTroubadour-xi9cc]

My aunt makes jelly out of them, and the juice is used for anti-inflammatory reasons, used to make cocktails ( prickly pear margaritas!), made into sorbet even. I love it's very unique flavor!

[@Greenriver842]

In Mexico it is called tuna, the green one is way better. That's the right way to eat it btw, big aplausse.

[@TheDaniiela1996]

Green River También se les dice pitayas🙌🏻

[@Greenriver842]

Ahh estas son las famosas pitayas? creí que era otra fruta

[@virginiahuitron422]

Green River esas no son pitayas. Las pitayas son lo que aquí le llaman dragon fruit.

[@Greenriver842]

¡Claro!, sí la he visto. Se me hacía raro ese nombre para las tunas

[@CHELPUM]

La que come Emmy en este video es una tuna solo que hay de colores y estas provienen del nopal, la pitaya es de una forma redonda de color similar a la de este video y proviene de un tipo de cactus y la fruta de dragon no es pitaya, aqui en Mexico se le llama pitahaya. Inlcluso hay un tipo de tuna llamada xoconostle que se utiliza en algunos platillos tipicos y esta se caracteriza por su sabor agrio y ser multicolor.

[@wcreamymami]

Hi! I live in Sicily, Italy. In my region this fruit is everywhere, it's one of the most typical fruits of this territory. We call it "Fico d'India". We usually eat it with all the seeds because they're really too much, some people also make the jam with cactus pears and it taste really good! P.S you and your videos are absolutely lovely! Much love from Italy.

[@molly__chun]

Your videos are so satisfying and your voice is so soothing. Keep up the great work!!❤️

[@reneilwemohonoe7668]

We used to pick pickly pears on our way to school. The thorns are in small clusters all over the skin of the fruit and can sometimes be hard to avoid when you peel it. My trick was to always avoid touching the outer skin when peeling the pear. But once you get past that the fruit is quite juicy and sweet. I love it!

[@carlosar6383]

My first reaction on this video in the begining was: " watch out! The skin has a lot of tiny thornes" . At the end my fear was confirmed lol. Red Tuna is sweeter than white tuna but, in my opinion, its texture makes it less attractive. Great video and greetings from Texas!

[@JohnnyBoyCovers]

My Nonno when he immigrated in Australia, began growing these in his garden and would give them away in prickly pear season to all his friends, family and neighbours all around the community. So I grew up eating these my whole childhood swallowing the seeds too. We had the pink (my favourite) and yellow ones. Sadly these many trees and tradition out lived my grandfather and still grow in his big garden.

[@e735star]

my favourite fruit!!! kinda tastes like bubblegum a bit.

[@ohyouknoe559]

e735bluestar yes .. like a watery bubble gum lol

[@e735star]

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[@SteamShinobi]

Legit these are my favorite fruits too. Sooooo good. The little slivers suck, but w.e.

[@TheNoticer83]

The prickly pear sorbet I buy at the store tastes like watermelon and strawberry cotton candy bubblegum. Best thing ever

[@MargaritaOnTheRox]

Living in NM, of course, there are tons of cacti around. In middle school, my daughter loved to have them for breakfast, and would just pluck them from cacti near her bus stop. She said they were especially good when it got colder, and it'd be like eating a slushy.

[@jose-gr7jg]

In Chile we called it Tuna, and can also be green

[@estergrant6713]

its great for jelly, here in texas theres no need to buy them though, around august youll find bright red fruits all over the flap jack cactus that grows wild on the sides of roads and basically everywhere

[@hypno-techs2196]

I love your videos. very descriptive. those are also hangover preventatives eaten after a hard night of drinking (that's something I read, I don't know from experience). I've been having a lot of success with them managing migraines.

[@Fahrvergnugen]

I used to eat these all the time when I was a kid. The cactus grows as a nuisance plant where I grew up, and most kids would collect the fruits and snack on them. We'd wear rubber gloves and skin them with a pen-knife. The way you peeled yours, you actually lost quite a bit of fruit. You can actually peel them like a potato and preserve a lot more of the pulp that way. The consensus amongst my peer group was that it tasted kind of like "red" Kool Aide!

[@Summerierierish]

AAAAAHHH!!!!!!!! That fruit sounds refreshing! ((and yes, I read the description box))

[@loriaverill5616]

It is very refreshing. I puree the fruit and take silicone ice trays and fill them with the prickly pear puree and freeze it and it makes a really good snack to have.

[@puppsmcgee74]

I live in Austin, Texas and we have tons of prickly pears available at our disposal since there are cacti by the millions all around. We used to pull them off the cactus and break the spines off and eat them like an apple. Now that I’m an adult, I enjoy prickly pear margaritas at one of the many Mexican restaurants near where I live. They’re delicious!

[@ClaudiaSketches]

I spent a lot of my childhood summers in Cyprus, prickly pears there were quite popular but I remember them to be orange and a little flatter than the one Emmy ate. I saw them in the supermarket and and my curiosity got the better of me, I picked them up with my bare hands and I experienced what Emmy found at the end of the video! They are covered with really fine hairs that are sharp enough to pierce your skin and get lodged. They feel a little like a splinter, but also felt like getting a little shock whenever I touched something enough to jiggle the splinter.

[@jorgearturocastrosanchez9345]

Hi Emmily, in Mexico we use to eat this fruit a lot, it is a very traditional and cheap fruit, in fact our national symbol it is “an eagle devouring a snake” over a “nopal” plant with many “tunas” fruit. We use to eat with lemon, salt and spicy.

[@princessmononoke91]

In Italy they are called "fichi d'india" and you can find them only at the end of summer or at the very beginning of autumn. I love them! Btw I really Love your videos! Un bacio 😘

[@kyleesmith9705]

I've never had an actual cactus pear, but I've had homemade prickly pear syrup... And its AMAZING! Especially on pancakes and waffles.

[@lorisiccia5914]

ohhh that would be so good.

[@jessicalara6338]

You're supposed to eat the pits it helps with digestion :D

[@loriaverill5616]

It's the flesh that helps with digestion not the seeds. If you do eat the seeds you should do that in moderation because something as hard as they are can be a problem for our bodies to digest and I don't want to see you end up with an intestinal blockage from eating to many of the seeds of the fruit so please be careful ok. The fruit is really really good and surprisingly it's not god awful expensive when the supermarkets in Michigan get them in. I always buy a lot of them because I puree the fruit, remove the seeds and use my silicone ice trays and fill them with the prickly pear puree and freeze it and once I freeze them I bag the puree cubes up and put back into the freezer until I want to make a smoothie with them or I want to just snack on some of them which I have found snaking on them kills my sugar cravings when I have them.

[@GilTheDragon]

Oooh! So happy to see you trying this! There's three main varieties: green, red and orange ones. Reds are mealier but more flavorful than greens (with greens being crisp but not very floral), and orange ones being the best (crisp and floral) May I suggest eating them chilled. So you got some prickles in: next time try holding it steady with a fork while you cut the ends, and the grabbing the cut ends while making the vertical cut.

[@lindaheather7192]

Supposed to be studying for finals, but Emmy is a higher priority than that.:)

[@emmymade]

Of course....

[@BeccyBells]

Oh then, the video is only 3:40, which means you have no excuse left not to go back to your books now ;)

[@trin3516]

Sike

[@matthewwilson9749]

Trinity Chisholm Did you mean psych?

[@Phoenixspin]

I'm happy you got your priorities straight.

[@bebopsbaby1]

I grew a prickly pear cactus in my yard, it's very tasty and makes great cactus sherbet, and when it gets big and unruly you can eat the pads too, tastes like bell pepper

[@tabularasaconfirmed]

I've never tried them but my grandpa and mom love them. He often stops on the side of the road in Mexico to pick them. We call them tunas!

[@daniel.aleksey]

This fruit is really common in Italy. We call it "Fico d'India" (translated: "Indian fig"). I love it, especially when super sweet! It costs around 1 dollar / kilogram where I live.

[@sarahesham1923]

We have them in egypt. I love them we call them" teen shwky" it means thorny figs

[@gardengalsu]

Usually, 'older-type' foods tend to be on the "watery" side, so I'm tickled to know this had a stronger flavor. Makes me want to try it! Thanks for leading the way!

[@SenioraClarke]

Those grow rampant in New Mexico where I live... prickly pear jam is almost a delicacy here!

[@eloirasmith1958]

At a house I lived at when I was 16 we had a cactus that eventually had prickly pear and I picked it myself. It was a bit of a disaster since I wasn't prepared for the prickles but it tasted so good none the less. When you said concentrated watermelon I just thought yes yes that's exactly what it is. To me it tasted like watermelon bubblegum. So delicious and I would eat again.

[@mrcolinox]

hi emmy! i live in corfu greece and prickly pear cactus grows in the wild,here normally they eat the fruit whole without spitting the seeds,they say they help with the digestion!lol our prickly pears may be smaller,but the taste is sweeter than sweeter:)

[@ConcernedMalteser]

In the Med we eat them seeds and all. They're lovely for breakfast, cold from the fridge xx Tip : They're normally harvested early morning when the thorny bits are not as sharp and soaked in a bucket of water. You them hold them with a tea towel or garden gloves to peel :)

[@marxfamily2111]

Love how you thought twice about stains on your cutting board. 🍽😉

[@emmymade]

Yes, exactly. :)

[@faisalokoyajfk25]

@@emmymade I ♥️ U you like fruit

[@TribalCat1]

We had a prickly pear cactus growing in my yard when I was a kid. Dad sliced up the fruit, and we ate it on our Grape-Nuts cereal like Euell Gibbons did in the old Grape-Nuts commercial on TV. Tasty!

[@dreasteph]

Im so happy you gave this fruit a try! I'm from Bolivia and growing up I always ate this fruit. Actually my two favorite fruits are watermelon and prickly pear. A suggestion never touch a cactus pear by hand. The big thorns might have been removed, but the flesh has tiny ones and will sting you. Always use a fork and knife when pealing it. =]

[@emmymade]

Smart. Thanks for the tip. 😆

[@carmelo90branchina]

I’m from Sicily and we have a lots of these Cactus plants all over. They grow up almost everywhere. I think the fruit is delicious, I eat it every time I can. I live in Switzerland and they sell from 1.25 to 1,99 Swiss franc per kilogram. It’s actually super convenient.

[@odette6328]

In Germany they're called cactus figs and oh I love them! They're sweet and soo juicy! Sadly I don't eat them a lot because they're not always available here since its not a native fruit to Germany. But when I can get my hands on them I buy plenty! Yum!

[@stereotypebreaker8746]

Here in chakwal, pakistan it is grown wild. I see lot of it around the road when i travel to anywhere. No body notices them

[@diane9247]

My Italian ex-inlaws loved these. It was a childhood favorite from "the old country." They grew the huge cactus in their California back yard and I regret never eating one!.

[@ashleysanchez1163]

I live in Texas and I see these wild everywhere. Of course those usually aren't as good as intentionally grown ones. If you buy them from a farmers market or something similar (not corporate or store bought) please make sure to remove any thorns! Learned that the hard way. They can have those weird hair thin thorns that are light colored and hard to find!

[@annaa7529]

Wow, we grew Nopal, cactus and always got beautiful fruit for free. If you live in a warm climate you should try growing cactus. The flat paddles, leaves, are edible too, loaded with minerals and vitamins. The cactus has a very slight lemony flavor. The tunas are absolutely fabulous picked fresh. Very juicy, and yes we ate the seeds. The one in your video was older that's why it was rather dry.

[@Angel_Billy4-30-23]

Wow, I can't believe how bright it is inside. Such a beautiful fruit, I would love to try this, the only problem is, I wouldn't know where to buy one from. If anybody has any suggestions it would be greatly appreciated, thank you.

[@natwest1971]

Lol I can walk outside and pick some for you in a few weeks.

[@rebeccaelwell2967]

I loved to pick them when I lived in AZ, I think they're best when rolled in foil and cooked over an open fire. They slightly caramelize and get even sweeter

[@danielle717]

Can you try durian because I always watch you eat food and depending on your awesome description I I decide to buy it I've tried a bunch of the ones that you tried I am a fruit lover

[@emmymade]

If I can find a fresh one....

[@danielle717]

emmymadeinjapan that would be so cool

[@LilJosieLeAnn]

Don't do it Emmy! It's a trap! LOL! We make my mom eat it in the garage or outside whenever she buys them...

[@lyssaf8361]

Brave soul!

[@phmn94]

They usually sell them frozen, unfortunately. It's really difficult to find them fresh, they are so good though! When they're really cold, they remind me of ice cream. :p

[@fanime1]

Hi! I've been watching your vids for over half a year now and love them. As a Mexican American, I wanted to give you my expertise on this fruit. We call them tuna, which is very awkward to say when you're vegetarian and trying to explain this as your favorite fruit, so thank you for teaching me the American word for it. The seeds are 100% edible and actually good for you. They help with constipation, which I suffer from a lot. It's best to swallow them than to spit them out. Lastly, I recommend getting the green version! It's firmer in texture and way less messy. I prefer them over the red ones any day. Hope that helps and let me know if you have any questions.

[@soapbucket936]

Something I actually tried before Emmy! I love prickly pears. They taste amazing almost like those fruit punch juice boxes but more natural. They used to be cheap in my mom's hometown because no one knew how to eat them and were turned off by the spines.

[@tootie6944]

i just tried this a couple days ago, i ate it unripened to see how it tastes and i’m currently waiting for the other to ripen. it tastes very similar to a pear but the texture and juiciness is much better. it’s one of my favorite fruits now along with guava and mangoes.

[@garrettwidner6915]

To eat prickly pear you simply bite down lightly. Enough to grind up the flesh a bit without hurting your teeth on the hard seeds. Then swallow the flesh and seeds whole. There's no reasonable way to avoid the seeds, just swallow them like we did back before seedless watermelons were the norm.

[@josukegappyhigashikata6537]

We have a walk we like to go on, it's right next to a lake that leads out to a small river that we let our dogs swim in. Its like a big dry jungle. If we keep walking and turn left at a super old farmhouse then we get to a small desert-like area that has soooooo many of these fruits! They are delicious and we just barely poke the juice out of them

[@weronoyume]

In Italy they're called "fichi d'india" that means "indian figs" and I don't know why I guess tha's because the plant looks kind of exotic! They are pretty common in here

[@joannesibanda1707]

In Zimbabwe they’re called madhorofiya not sure of the meaning but every house in the rural area ya sa cactus for the fruit thi I haven’t tasted it it looks delicious 😋

[@xhemijanjahja7163]

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[@katethegreat91]

I never got to try it myself, but my friend’s dad used to scavenge these (or tunas) in the wild (we live in Texas Hill Country and they’re everywhere). He would blend them into a juice or pulp for margarita mix (after despining them of course). My mother alleges tuna margs are delicious!

[@sugarcoder]

Lol...your fruity song

[@Godisnotjesus1967]

In south africa it's common and popular to those who have access to it. Not a commercial product yet. The prickly pear syrup is heavenly poured over white sorbet ice cream. I ate it once long ago.....still stuck in my head.....THAT TASTE!

[@dripflip3280]

I'm from Algeria and here we call is 'Karmos' or sometimes 'Karmos el Sara'

[@pitaleon3895]

I love these! We have cactus plants that blossom these in the summer, very refreshing. I chop it up and eat them with the seeds, sometimes i blend them in smoothies to add color(:

[@koolklub]

You can also eat the green ones! I personally like them better.

[@eleanorroberts1886]

Try the Nopales, the immature cactus pads. You have to de-spine them, not too difficult with a sharp knife (or buy them already prepped), cook with garlic, onions till tender. Sort of a taste of green beans & asparagus, & slimey like okra. Very tasty, commonly cooked also with scrambled eggs & tomatoes. You should of tasted the yellow-green fruit variety to see the difference, too

[@sasuskieyang4840]

Yep! Lol. And this is why I stop buying the fruit. I kept getting splinters no matter how careful I was. Wish I could of worn ya through this video Emmy! 😂

[@clouzumaki]

I am from Malta. We eat them a lot. we have orange, green, yellow and red ones - they grow on the same tree. We do a liquor with it. love it!

[@nyotauhura7412]

If anyone wants to pick their own, cactus spines soften on the fruit when they're ripe.

[@Egoista7821]

my grandmother brings me boxes full of those from mexico whenever she visits! i love these in mexico theyre called "Tuna, Tunas for plural" and you say it as Toonah. normally i eat the seeds because theres too many and i cant be bothered lol. but she brings red ones, orange ones, green, and purple! theres also some white ones that are not sweet theyre sour! those are super good with some salt!!

[@entomologay]

EMMY! I've been waiting for you to try prickly pears! I infuse water with this and sometimes use that water to make tea! It adds a slight flavor that's really tasty I highly recommend trying it if you have more!

[@emmymade]

Mmm...

[@tascha11]

There is actually an ice tea from Pfanner that is green tea and cactus pear flavoured. You should try it if you can get your hands on it, it's delicious.

[@dantech9435]

Hi Emmy, have you tried dragon fruit? If not try to compare it to the that Prickly Pear. Please let us know if they taste the same. Thanks!

[@emmymade]

Yes, I tasted dragon fruit here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rWPPqoylm8miqsk

[@dantech9435]

WOW! Emmy just replied to me! So happy!!!! :D Okay maybe I've watched it already too, lol

[@AxiaLC]

In Mexico, as many people have said, we call them "tuna" ("tunas" in plural). In central Mexico (I'm not sure if it's the same in all the country), when the "tuna" is small and acid (a variety) we call them "Xoconostle" (pronounced Shoconostle), and it's used to cook hot sauces. Tunas and xoconostles are eaten with the seeds, we don't take them out. Even if it doesn't look like that, these fruits always have little thorns which hurt, so if you are going to eat them I suggest to use gloves or tongs/clamps. As many said, when in season, this fruit is very cheap in Mexico, about $50 cts per 2lb. 😊 thanks Emmy, nice description of this fruit

[@juangomez7586]

I dont know if is the same, but looks similar.... in Mexico we have a fruit that looks like.... We call TUNAS...!!! there are of Green, orange, red and white color.... so so sweet......

[@treaddison8979]

Juan Gomez Yeah, they are the same thing. 😊

[@Mzmissy215]

Juan Gomez its the same thing 😌👍

[@GregoryMom]

Juan Gomez Same thing, but tuna is the Mexican word for prickly pear.

[@Washclothington]

Never tried it raw. Sounds delicious. My Grandmother used to make prickly pear jelly. Good grief, how much of that I must've eaten. I loved it. Makes me wanna try my hand at making some.

[@aetreusx]

never seen that thing in my loife

[@emmymade]

😂

[@hasanjosephbeydoun8524]

They’re everywhere in lebanese markets.. i just bought 3 kilos worth

[@jayddow618]

Lamar Blackman mate are you Australian?

[@tadd8210]

lol

[@cyanez94]

We had a prickly pear plant next door growing up and we would grab one here and there. The plant wasn't very large so the pears were smaller (about the size of a lemon). I remember them being so juicy that we had red running all up and down our arms! A friend's gma used to make a delightful jelly out of prickly pears.

[@sarahko1986]

Oh my goodness! A real prickly pear! I take nopal cactus supplements for hangovers. 2 before I drink and 2 when I get up. Lol

[@woahmanitsvalerie]

Sarah Ko what! I've never heard of this. I need to know more lol

[@drvetsaveyourpet4622]

Sarah Ko do they work?! My husband's company is hosting a Christmas party and there's going to be an open bar and I'm dreading the hangover 😂

[@sarahko1986]

I think they do! I drink pretty heavily on the weekends so I take nopal cactus (same as prickly pear) in conjunction with milk thistle and charcoal supplements. 2 of each before and after. I know it sounds like a lot but I'll do whatever to lessen the blow of a hangover! lol I also heard drinking a glass prickly pear juice a couple hours before drinking helps even more but it's pretty hard to come by.

[@woahmanitsvalerie]

Sarah Ko that's awesome. Thank you so much! I'll have to order some