Cactus Fruit Education Video

[DrPoon]

I have a couple good size cacti growing in my yard. Had no idea you could eat them. Going to have to try this.

[moreeso]

in the middle east we know and its very common here , we call it "برشومي" as BarShomy , u can check it out its usually bigger and yellow in the inside , some go red , easy way to do it is to cross it around with a knife and peel it under water with gloves , and just eat it , its amazing

[repentantpeople]

I learned from living in the desert of Panamint Valley, California.

Now, living in Ridgecrest, CA with prickley pear cactus growing in my front yard...there is fruit to share with my neighbors.

Enjoy raw eating!

[prami2]

looks yummy! but not muches u! . u look sooooooooooooooo cuteeeeeeeeeeeeee!

[sexEchicana]

haha ya i learned that the hard way, alot of cactus in my neighborhood, and one day i was like ah what the hell, i think ill help myself to one

[fudgedogbannana]

funny, it was a microscopic pricker that ruined my marriage. ( rim shot )

[RMDelete]

hahaha you guys are silly :) I've eaten these without a knife before. next time find a broad leaf plant and take it's leaves, then by holding it from the top and bottom of the pear (those two areas do not grow thorns) squeeze downward until the skin pops, then peel back using your fingers if you dare (if you see no thorny spots) or use another broad leaf to do so, peel the skin off and eat the innards MMmmmm then again I am Mexican and I grew up foraging these off my family's backyards :)

[kookykallie]

I ddin't know what it was and i picked one up in bear hands and i got tons and i mean tons of prickly things in my fingers and man it hurt so bad i will never touch one again ever!!!!!

[purplestarr88]

I love this fruit but can you eat the seeds? and your really cute I wish you had a knife too hehe

[survivor8bit]

@purplestarr88 ok um well.....ok?

[Seabrook78in]

Cool

[Constavlos]

Why would a fruit have spines on it? Maybe they should rename it "painful pear"