How to Eat Cactus Fruit (Prickly Pear) | Taste Test

Man ! Your video is a surprise to me , I have been eating this fruit all my life and it’s very common in North Africa, pls advise people with diabetes to consume it whenever they have chance because it balances the sugar level in the blood and also it’s great to cure hangover 😆

Every time my gram came, she always brought them and they were so delicious, I remember how to cut it and every thing 😂😅, I’m glad this was recommended to me since I miss it so much

Here in Tucson, AZ these are everywhere.

I remember foraging a few of these back when I was a kid in Boy Scouts. Fun fact: The thorns aren't just on those little beige bits. It's covered in tiny little spikes all over it like hairs (probably related to a kiwi). And even then, in the beige dots, there are hundreds of little spines that embed in you if you're not careful. Worth it tho.

Things brings back so much memories as a kid. I used to go into this Jungle like place and looking for these with friends when i was about 10 years old woow. nostalgia

I ate one that I had picked today. They were very tasty with LOTS of seeds. Tasted like a watered down version of a cherry, texture of a kiwi and very juicy. Think it would be best used in ice cream or an additional flavoring to a frozen drink.

My local store had these 6 for a dollar, so I bought 2 dozen. Had to come back to say these are SOOOO GOOOOD

Finally have them at my local Walmart. I'm having one now

You're fortunate with that variety! It looks great! The one I got has a lot more seeds than flesh and the seeds are as hard as pebbles. Of course, I can just spit them out. I don't regret buying them as now I know how they taste!

I recently picked some up, I'm grateful for the video! Thank you. I love trying new fruits/vegetables, and it's not always so straightforward on how to prepare!

Thank you so much for this learning video on cactus pear. I received some in a pantry and had never seen this fruit before let alone how to eat it. Thanks 😊

So many comments!I'm in Florida where we grew the "dragon"fruit variety. Now I have the smaller ones growing very happily. Neither one has had thorns on the fruit. I cut them in half and they just push out in 2 pieces. If you eat them when they are hard and kind of greenish, they will be a bit sour, but they get very sweet and flavorful if left to ripen. Just found out how nutritional they are so now, I'll eat more. The flowers bloom at night and are huge and lovely. So easy to grow from a piece broken off .That's where the stickers are!!

This is delicious, I always thought it was complicated to eat. So glad I watched this video. Thanks!

I've always known that they were edible, and we have them all over where I live in CA, but never knew "how" to eat them. Thanks!!

I picked a wild one in Nevada and thought I was being super careful around the thorns. I never felt any pricks, but when I got off the trail I looked at my thumb and forefinger to see over 50 thorns in little clusters in my fingers and blood everywhere, lol!!

From Kenya in Africa. Grew up eating cuctus fruit...the adventure and the experience with its micro-thorns is legendary!!!

My grandpa gave me a few, and I was like "yah, I'm gonna eat those (sarcastically)" but, now I'm really gonna. Thanks.

Thanks for the guide Matt! Very helpfull

Just been and picked some before the day got too hot here in central TX! As a UK woman here this is an informative video! Thank you :)

I still remember finding a wild cactus fruit under the mulberry tree at my grandpa’s old homestead. I was five. He let me pick it and eat it by myself like a big girl. He did give me a warning about the thorns, and I mostly managed to avoid them.