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applegrove

(118,778 posts) Wed Jul 10, 2013, 06:56 PM Jul 2013

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I just had cactus quesadillas for lunch. Really different. Really yummy. Didn't know cactie

were edible. What is the newest more exotic food you have had recently that you liked?

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I just had cactus quesadillas for lunch. Really different. Really yummy. Didn't know cactie (Original Post) applegrove Jul 2013 OP

I have seen cactus prepared on Chopped. RebelOne Jul 2013 #1

It's got a tangy flavor lunatica Jul 2013 #14

Goat cheese -- never had it until my recent stay in cardiac rehab. MiddleFingerMom Jul 2013 #2

Arugula spinach goat cheese salad... Locut0s Jul 2013 #5

Yes goat cheese is the best in salads. applegrove Jul 2013 #8

I love goat cheese... a la izquierda Jul 2013 #12

N-a-a-a-a-a-h-h-h-h!!! You just THINK you are. MiddleFingerMom Jul 2013 #13

Live ants from the garden... Locut0s Jul 2013 #3

Nopales. trof Jul 2013 #4

YUCKO!!! Kali gave me some of her nopales and they tasted like feet. MiddleFingerMom Jul 2013 #6

nyuk nyuck Kali Jul 2013 #11

Have some Tunas, too? Downwinder Jul 2013 #7

when tunas were in season, hopemountain Jul 2013 #15

The awesome part about them is that they taste like crisp green beans and you can't overcook them. Xipe Totec Jul 2013 #9

Just don't eat San Pedro cactus! PasadenaTrudy Jul 2013 #10

nopales are tasty in scrambled eggs, hopemountain Jul 2013 #16

Cactus? Sounds unusual, but delicious miked62916 Jul 2013 #17

RebelOne

(30,947 posts)

1. I have seen cactus prepared on Chopped.

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Wed Jul 10, 2013, 07:19 PM

Jul 2013

It looked quite tasty. I'd like to try it.

lunatica

(53,410 posts)

14. It's got a tangy flavor

Reply to RebelOne (Reply #1)

Thu Jul 11, 2013, 05:53 PM

Jul 2013

A little bit of a crunch too. I love it.

MiddleFingerMom

(25,163 posts)

2. Goat cheese -- never had it until my recent stay in cardiac rehab.

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Wed Jul 10, 2013, 07:23 PM

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Now I'm using it and loving it as a low-sodium cheese (110mg/1 oz serving) along with fresh mozzarella... the
small blocks I buy -- NOT packed in brine -- are 25mg (!!!!!) per 1 oz serving.
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Crumbled goat cheese and crumbled hard-boiled egg topping 1000 island dressing topping iceberg lettuce,
tomato and cucumber.
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Yum-yum-YUMMY!!!
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Locut0s

(6,154 posts)

5. Arugula spinach goat cheese salad...

Reply to MiddleFingerMom (Reply #2)

Wed Jul 10, 2013, 07:25 PM

Jul 2013

Try it. YUM!

applegrove

(118,778 posts)

8. Yes goat cheese is the best in salads.

Reply to MiddleFingerMom (Reply #2)

Wed Jul 10, 2013, 08:33 PM

Jul 2013

a la izquierda

(11,797 posts)

12. I love goat cheese...

Reply to MiddleFingerMom (Reply #2)

Thu Jul 11, 2013, 01:10 PM

Jul 2013

Unfortunately, I am extremely allergic to it.

MiddleFingerMom

(25,163 posts)

13. N-a-a-a-a-a-h-h-h-h!!! You just THINK you are.

Reply to a la izquierda (Reply #12)

Thu Jul 11, 2013, 01:37 PM

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Locut0s

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3. Live ants from the garden...

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Wed Jul 10, 2013, 07:24 PM

Jul 2013

I knew people ate ants and that they are supposed to be fairly tasty so while I was in the garden I plucked a few black ants off a nearby bush and popped them in my mouth They are zesty and fresh tasting Quite a lot like lemon zest.

trof

(54,256 posts)

4. Nopales.

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Wed Jul 10, 2013, 07:24 PM

Jul 2013

Got 'em growing in our yard.

MiddleFingerMom

(25,163 posts)

6. YUCKO!!! Kali gave me some of her nopales and they tasted like feet.

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Kali

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11. nyuk nyuck

Reply to MiddleFingerMom (Reply #6)

Thu Jul 11, 2013, 01:01 PM

Jul 2013

I had 4 pretty good size plants but they got hammered in that heavy freeze a couple years ago. They tried to come back from the roots but got hit again before they got big enough to handle any frost at all. This is a pretty tough elevation for them.

two nopal patches from the Feb trip to Baja

Downwinder

(12,869 posts)

7. Have some Tunas, too?

Reply to trof (Reply #4)

Wed Jul 10, 2013, 07:50 PM

Jul 2013

hopemountain

(3,919 posts)

15. when tunas were in season,

Reply to Downwinder (Reply #7)

Thu Jul 11, 2013, 07:45 PM

Jul 2013

my grandma would clean 'em all up and put them in a bowl on ice in the fridge. oh-my-gosh... absolutely refreshing, sweet, and delicious.

Xipe Totec

(43,890 posts)

9. The awesome part about them is that they taste like crisp green beans and you can't overcook them.

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Wed Jul 10, 2013, 08:51 PM

Jul 2013

There are scores of recipes for nopales.

PasadenaTrudy

(3,998 posts)

10. Just don't eat San Pedro cactus!

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Thu Jul 11, 2013, 10:34 AM

Jul 2013

Unless you want to go all Carlos Casteneda!

hopemountain

(3,919 posts)

16. nopales are tasty in scrambled eggs,

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Thu Jul 11, 2013, 07:48 PM

Jul 2013

rice dishes, in a pot of pinto beans, chile colorado, chile verde, guacamole, and in a salad.

miked62916

(51 posts)

17. Cactus? Sounds unusual, but delicious

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Thu Jul 11, 2013, 07:48 PM

Jul 2013

I'd love to try some one day.

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