Edible cactus fruits... anyone
By prashu
@prashu228 (37526)
India
July 3, 2021 5:19am CST
Hello friends..how is your weekend going on..
Do anyone know about cactus fruits? They are edible too. Has many health benefits..as per my friend.
I never saw cactus fruits till today...no idea that cactus bear fruits...(may sound weird but ..)
Today one of my friend has sent the cactus fruits..so I checked about it online.. quite interesting...
Does anyone know or ever saw these fruits..
Do you like the taste?
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39 responses
@prashu228 (37526)
• India
3 Jul 21
@LadyDuck oh I see...then I can now taste it happily..
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@prashu228 (37526)
• India
3 Jul 21
Ohh..did you taste? They have thorns ..I did not decide yet .. whether to eat or not
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@LadyDuck (458230)
• Switzerland
3 Jul 21
@prashu228 I have tasted many times, I also make a jam using them. I am Italian, we had plenty of them coming from Sicily.
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@wolfgirl569 (95225)
• Marion, Ohio
4 Jul 21
@S4mmyboy Many dont have any food value. I dont know about poisonous. Look up any new one before trying to eat it.
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@sabtraversa (12948)
• Italy
6 Jul 21
Like @LadyDuck mentioned, we have those in Sicily, the "prickly pears".
They're very sweet but also full of small hard seeds. They can be swallowed, but don't make eating this fruit a very pleasant experience, in my opinion. I never got to peel them, someone else would do that for me, but that must be even worse. 
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@prashu228 (37526)
• India
7 Jul 21
@sabtraversa @LadyDuck i did not find any seeds in the fruits i got..its not that sweet either just a watermelon taste..
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@LadyDuck (458230)
• Switzerland
7 Jul 21
@prashu228 Are you sure it was a prickly pear? The prickly pear has small, hard seeds you cannot chew them, you have to swallow (it's safe) or to spit.
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@miftha (1621)
• Bekasi, Indonesia
3 Jul 21
@prashu228 LOL. I think you been eating that
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@ThatDisha (4010)
• India
4 Jul 21
Yes cactus fruits are edible and can be used to prepare a variety of dishes but the process of making it edible is a very complicated one and time taking too
one have to be very careful while plucking it and removing it's needles
it tastes a bit like watermelon
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@prashu228 (37526)
• India
4 Jul 21
I see..yes they have small needle like spikes .
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@S4mmyboy (3266)
• Mumbai, India
4 Jul 21
@ThatDisha is it? Have you ever tasted it?
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@ThatDisha (4010)
• India
4 Jul 21
@prashu228 before using them you have to burn it's skin with fire using a knife then put the fruit in a cloth and rub it vigorously
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@m_audrey6788 (58485)
• Germany
4 Jul 21
No. I don`t know about it. Never seen it before. 
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@allknowing (130064)
• India
3 Jul 21
Most cactus plants have health properties and I suppose the fruits as well but one should be discern about what to eat and what not to eat.
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@Bryanwati (158)
• Dibrugarh, India
4 Jul 21
@prashu228 Yes it's delicious , people have been eating this wherever it is found .
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@prashu228 (37526)
• India
4 Jul 21
Really...ohh I didn't know about this till yesterday
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@prashu228 (37526)
• India
4 Jul 21
Skin should be removed.. that's what my friend said...I did not taste yet
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@prashu228 (37526)
• India
3 Jul 21
Yes...she has sent.. available in our place....but I don't live in desert...see the picture..
see the picture..
@gamayngbaki (1602)
• Cebu, Philippines
3 Jul 21
The dragon fruit is a very famous example of a cactus fruit. I've seen it sold in our supermarkets and groceries but I have not tasted it yet.
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@prashu228 (37526)
• India
3 Jul 21
I eat dragon fruit and I like it too..but never heard or seen cactus fruits.... till today
