I can’t believe that today, November 6, I just had my favorite snack: A refreshing green prickly pear. I bought them yesterday in the grocery store for only 3/$1.00, and kept them in the fridge. I remember growing up in México, you could find them during the hot summer days in the mercado, red, yellow or white (green). My favorite is the green, “tuna blanca”. And, the wonderful people who sold the “tunas”, they also peeled them for you. You definitely don’t want all those little spines all over your hands.
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I read about all the properties that this fruit has, but I don’t have the authority to make comments about it. It’s a fruit and, for that reasons is a healthy snack. You can also get tuna juice, water or ice cream. There is a long list of tuna products that you can find in México, one of them is called “Queso de Tuna”, prickly pear cheese, it is a sweet and delicious brown mass that doesn’t look like cheese.
It’s important to mention that the cactus plant is part of the Mexican history, traditions and culture. Have you noticed that the Mexican flag has a cactus?
