Is cacti edible?

Thank you, I will try to remember that.

If you want a real treat, try these prickly pear fruit. They're widely available all over the country at a reasonable price (or at least they used to be until we entered the orange phase of the moon) in any spic market.

They taste kind of like an earthier slimy green bean

Fuck yeah I have my own cactus which has them growing(it's like 2 meters tall and 3 meters wide) on it and they are green reddish and taste fucking godlike.

I tried cooking it once. It tastes like absolute garbage. It's like a worse, more astringent version of green beans except you have to spend literally hours to take the prickers off. Never again.

Some are. Some are incredibly bitter to the point of inedibility. Some are toxic.

Hey, thanks Mr. Nerd

Got 20 of these for $2 on sale recently. Pretty gud

Helpful tips for anglos who never tried this fruit before(also applies to guavas): chew slowly. The seeds are hard and should be crushed with your molars.

Look for them in Mexican grocery stores if you live in a bigger city or have a town with a lot of mexicans.