Eating ONLY CACTUS for 24 Hours in MEXICO!! (I Almost Died!!)

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1. ANASTASIA’S HOME
ADDRESS: Mlipa Alta
INTERVIEWEE: Anastasia
🇲🇽 FAVA BEANS, NOPALE AND EPAZOTE SALAD: Slice the cactus in small pieces. Grill the fava beans on the stove. In a pot, add boiled water, Fava beans, salt and epazote stems. When boiling, use a spoon to scoop out the impurities floating at the top. When ready, serve in a bowl and enjoy.
🇲🇽 NOPALE SOPE WITH BEEF AND CHEESE: Tortilla making - flatten the dough made with nopal dough in the tortilla press then place on the grill to make the tortilla. Make multiple halfway cuts in the cactus. On a hot grill, place the cactus down. Add beef on the grill. Season the beef with salt. Add salt on the cactus. Add more oil. Flip the beef and cactus. Add cheese on beef.
🇲🇽 NOPALE WATER: Add chopped cactus to blender, then pineapple, then sugar, then water and blend.
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2. CARAJILLO
ADDRESS: Av. Pdte. Masaryk 20, Polanco, Polanco V Secc, Miguel Hidalgo, 11580 Ciudad de México, CDMX, México
WEBSITE: carajillomx.com/
INTERVIEWEE: Chef Arroyo
🇲🇽 GRILLED NOPAL TACO MADE WITH THINLY SLICED RIB EYE, REFRIED BEANS, THIN CHEESE CRUST, CARAMELIZED ONIONS AND ANT EGGS: place olive oil on cactus and sprinkle rock sea salt. Place it on the grill. Flip the cactus until ready. Take a small bowl and cut a circle into the cactus. Add the black beans and mozzarella cheese on top of the cactus. Place it face down on the grill. Add ribeye steak on the grill. Flip continuously until golden brown. Place the cactus down on a chopping board. Add beef on top. Add the ant eggs on the grill. Add the caramelized onions on the grill. Add the grilled ant eggs onto cactus base, then caramelized onions, then a slice of avocado.
🇲🇽 CAPRESE SALAD WITH NOPAL: Take the cactuses and cut circles into it. Add lime and squeeze it onto the cactus. Mix it around with your fingers. Cut tomatoes into slices and put it to the side. Shred Oaxacan cheese. Cut another lime and place to the side. Sprinkle salt on tomatoes as well as lime juice. | Plating: place tomato on plate, then cactus, then tomatoes and repeat until plate is full. Add Oaxacan cheese in the center of the plate. Pour a little pesto sauce over the plate. Add pumpkin seeds on top. Add cilantro sprouts and leaves.
🇲🇽 CORN BREAD WITH NOPAL JELLY & PRICKLY PEAR ICE CREAM: Dice boiled cactus. In a hot pan, add sugar to caramelize. Add reduction of goat milk with sugar and diced nopales and mix. Add water to ensure it doesn’t stick to the pan and burn. Mix. Turn off the fire. | Plating: Add cornbread, then Nopale syrup/jelly. Add caramelized popcorn. Add flowers. Add crumbled cookies. Add a scoop of tuna fruit ice cream.
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  • @BestEverFoodReviewShow
    @BestEverFoodReviewShow2 жыл бұрын

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  • @thefoundation7687

    @thefoundation7687

    2 жыл бұрын

    Ok

  • @C-Handle

    @C-Handle

    2 жыл бұрын

    Ok

  • @prayerxikhongelo6382

    @prayerxikhongelo6382

    2 жыл бұрын

    Do you have the account of Facebook???

  • @thefoundation7687

    @thefoundation7687

    2 жыл бұрын

    Like

  • @reznae2718

    @reznae2718

    2 жыл бұрын

    U hate CUCUMBER 🤣🤣🤣❤👍

  • @Hiana_08
    @Hiana_082 жыл бұрын

    I’ve been eating cactus my whole life and it wasn’t until I was older that I realized it was strange to other people. I love it grilled, in eggs, in pico de gallo, and in so many other dishes. If you get past the slimy part, it really is an amazing thing to try and is very important in Mexican food. If ever given the opportunity, try it!

  • @moniquejones6482

    @moniquejones6482

    2 жыл бұрын

    Right, it's fire and the prickly pear.

  • @cestlavie6063

    @cestlavie6063

    2 жыл бұрын

    Hello, can I ask how it tastes like? Cause I haven't eaten a cactus before and we don't have a cactus here.

  • @cestlavie6063

    @cestlavie6063

    2 жыл бұрын

    I'm just curious

  • @daniellozada3408

    @daniellozada3408

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@cestlavie6063 it tastes very good, slimy kinda like ocra

  • @jesuzo23

    @jesuzo23

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@cestlavie6063 it’s a little citrusy, almost a little acidic. The flavor is good, for me what gets me it’s the slimy texture. But depending on the preparation that texture sometimes is not present, I have had it raw in salads as well.

  • @serpadms
    @serpadms2 жыл бұрын

    Sunny’’s food channel is the only one I’ve seen focusing in Nopales, and that is remarkable. Is very nice to give a windows to the world of such of underrated food such as the nopal.

  • @BestEverFoodReviewShow

    @BestEverFoodReviewShow

    2 жыл бұрын

    Credit to the befrs producers.

  • @satanramirezramos8367

    @satanramirezramos8367

    2 жыл бұрын

    Lmao we have at least cactus to eat

  • @batchagaloopytv5816

    @batchagaloopytv5816

    2 жыл бұрын

    go watch youtuber pisuarez he has nopales (tacos - quesadillas-tostados-gorditas etc)all the time

  • @serpadms

    @serpadms

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@batchagaloopytv5816 yes, but not the same quality videos.

  • @thefatone5225

    @thefatone5225

    2 жыл бұрын

    But he almost died??

  • @mocaqueche1
    @mocaqueche12 жыл бұрын

    This plant is wonderful! I was diagnosed with stomach ulcers and find out that side effects from medicine I was taken were worse and will affect my heart. Getting out of the hospital one day, I remembered my grandma told me once that nopal will refresh my stomach, so I went to a mexican place where they make fresh juice and ask for nopal and water shake. The attendant keeps on asking me " are you sure, that's all you want?" I was still filling sick and nauseated. After taking like half of the drink I felt great. I started making this drink at home every week for 3 months and got cured. One day my coworker told me she was filling seak from her stomach and I advised to drink cactus, she was Caucasian and did not what kind of cactus to buy and I show her on a website, that day I kept on reading more about cactus and find out that by eating it or on a drink raw will neutralize the stomach acidity and that is why I was feeling so good after drinking it. I try this drink with a person that had a bad hangover and it work. I am not lying this happened to me and I have been able to help a lot of my closed friends just with cactus drink.

  • @lang-ed3bk

    @lang-ed3bk

    2 жыл бұрын

    i've been having lots of stomach problems lately; i will try cactus. there's a mexican grocery store near here and they also sell hot foods and stuff; hopefully i can find a cactus dish

  • @asherrogers2687

    @asherrogers2687

    Жыл бұрын

    @@lang-ed3bk I guess I should feel lucky to walk out behind my house and grab a nopal to snack on. I don't, but I just might now.

  • @nenasia6945

    @nenasia6945

    Жыл бұрын

    wow! ds is d best comment i have read on cactus

  • @ruthhernandez2922

    @ruthhernandez2922

    Жыл бұрын

    My aunt taught me the high benefits of eating raw nopales. I never add water when I cook them; they cook in their slime. They are delicious grilled!

  • @BigZac12

    @BigZac12

    Жыл бұрын

    @@asherrogers2687 before this, I had COVID for about a week. Quarantine in room with family at home, but they left and I secretly went outside. Then I decided to grab a cactus after some research, and cooked it. I felt so great after and felt like I needed to eat it everyday. So far I have been having great blood sugars, and I have been feeling better.

  • @josiecook2060
    @josiecook20602 жыл бұрын

    It’s refreshing to see someone enjoy authentic food without being scared of the new flavors and textures

  • @sunnyandashy

    @sunnyandashy

    Жыл бұрын

    👍🏾

  • @HardinProuductionsOriginal

    @HardinProuductionsOriginal

    6 ай бұрын

    It's Prickly Pear Cactus, it's everywhere in the US. there's nothing special about it. Nor any of the food made with it. You're just living in a rock

  • @lautanbintangempatlima8350

    @lautanbintangempatlima8350

    4 ай бұрын

    Say that to italians

  • @josevillalobos1666
    @josevillalobos16662 жыл бұрын

    Nopales are literally on the Mexican flag 🇲🇽. That’s how important nopales are to the Mexican people. Great way to highlight a staple that rarely is mentioned. Great video.

  • @PolychromaticZero

    @PolychromaticZero

    2 жыл бұрын

    mhm! it’s indeed a staple to the country. The pads on a prickly pear cactus are mainly eaten here, but someday, I’m going to try both thr fruit and pads. Off my own cacti.

  • @candycain1001

    @candycain1001

    2 жыл бұрын

    We even say that you are so Mexican that you have a nopal growing from your forehead. Nopals are definitely a point of pride for us.

  • @rsd15161701

    @rsd15161701

    Жыл бұрын

    But its sound like Nepalese but Nepal people don't offended by this🤣

  • @edmcclendon9588

    @edmcclendon9588

    Жыл бұрын

    Good substitute when I run out of Okra.

  • @indigenousspinster_6665

    @indigenousspinster_6665

    Жыл бұрын

    @@rsd15161701how would it being called Nopal which comes from the Nahuatl word, offend a Nepalese person? 😂 It makes literally no sense how anyone can be offended by it, you’re picking this out of your ass my dude

  • @altitudeadjustment9989
    @altitudeadjustment99892 жыл бұрын

    As an American living in CDMX, you have been doing this city justice. Keep pumping out episodes, this city is HUGE!

  • @BestEverFoodReviewShow

    @BestEverFoodReviewShow

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks a lot.

  • @lucindajenkins8693

    @lucindajenkins8693

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@BestEverFoodReviewShow can you talk more about the ant eggs?🥰🥰

  • @texanboiii562

    @texanboiii562

    2 жыл бұрын

    Mexico is in America too, you imperialist.😂

  • @altitudeadjustment9989

    @altitudeadjustment9989

    2 жыл бұрын

    @Wildlife Warrior watch out for the boogeyman in your closet!

  • @altitudeadjustment9989

    @altitudeadjustment9989

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@lucindajenkins8693 I can! Escamoles. They taste like roasted nuts but texture is creamy like well roasted garlic. Super delicious, you'd have no idea you were eating any eggs if you weren't told. It's like caviar of the dessert.

  • @lostpelican1883
    @lostpelican18832 жыл бұрын

    Mexico is underrated as one of the world's truly most beautiful countries. The wild desert, the farms, wildlife, birds, the big blue agave against a purple sunset. The clash of modern & traditional blends so bright & colorful in CMX, it's a loud and fun exciting city! I miss it! My gran especially loves the pickled nopalitos.

  • @mrt1ckleclown445

    @mrt1ckleclown445

    Жыл бұрын

    Can’t forget about the yellow colour scheme

  • @Arthurfiji

    @Arthurfiji

    Жыл бұрын

    Great place my rating would be 8 out of 10 but the gangs and corrupt government brings my score to about a 4 out of 10, now I wish it wasn't that way but it's jut the way it is sadly.

  • @themexicansensation2698

    @themexicansensation2698

    Жыл бұрын

    @@Arthurfiji as a Mexican cartels for the most part leave people alone. They try to leave the violence in between themselves

  • @Adamz678

    @Adamz678

    Жыл бұрын

    @@themexicansensation2698 Yeah like the decapitated corpses hanging by their feet on overpasses.

  • @whome1202

    @whome1202

    10 ай бұрын

    @@themexicansensation2698man don’t talk if you don’t know the cartel picks on anyone they see a beautiful girl walking they will take her they see a family with money like driving a nice car and having nice things you bet they’re gonna stop that family real quick

  • @alecapin
    @alecapin2 жыл бұрын

    4:58 “Hace cuatro años…” interpreted as “Three years ago…” 😂

  • @niniseno2496
    @niniseno24962 жыл бұрын

    I love how the cactus is cooked for different meals. It's beautiful to witness this culture of Mexico! Thank you Sonny❤️

  • @AliMohamed-ig7ll

    @AliMohamed-ig7ll

    Жыл бұрын

    هل له تاثير علي الصحه او بيعمل مشاكل هضميه

  • @Rari1022
    @Rari10222 жыл бұрын

    You guys are crushing this series! I've seen many travel food shows and hosts cover Mexican food and this is the best I've ever seen. Diverse foods, great shots, editing on point and excellent cohosts. I look forward to every video. Bravo BEFRS team!

  • @teekotrain6845

    @teekotrain6845

    2 жыл бұрын

    Great team, great vids, co hosts, and of course the show would not be anywhere as good without Sonny hosting! Love every single episode

  • @Chris-gc1hw

    @Chris-gc1hw

    2 жыл бұрын

    Spot on! Exactly what I was thinking. I wish Mark Wiens, the Food Ranger and Sonny would do a collab since they are on the same side of the planet currently

  • @arieldayna25

    @arieldayna25

    2 жыл бұрын

    Heyy Rari

  • @lazzarrow2909

    @lazzarrow2909

    2 жыл бұрын

    HOLA RARI

  • @PrisTvv

    @PrisTvv

    2 жыл бұрын

    Exactly

  • @1MissEllyLove
    @1MissEllyLove Жыл бұрын

    Nopales are pretty common here in Texas 🤠 I think it tastes like greenbeans with the slime of okra. It's especially tasty pickled and loses the slimeiness. It is definitely an underrated food! 💚🌵🌮

  • @davidaf9280

    @davidaf9280

    Жыл бұрын

    Lo coses en agua hasta que hierba con sal y ajo y luego lo enjuagas con un colador y se le quita lo baboso .

  • @xchorro

    @xchorro

    Жыл бұрын

    tex mex is an abomination 🤣

  • @dandelion1627
    @dandelion16272 жыл бұрын

    I wish we have all these authentic Mexican cultural foods in the USA cities. Watching this video is making me super hungry and I want to go to Mexico City and eat all these delicious foods.

  • @adrianpa2654

    @adrianpa2654

    Жыл бұрын

    I'm 100% sure it grows in the States too

  • @jeremyfisher8512

    @jeremyfisher8512

    Жыл бұрын

    Come to south texas. I live in central and I could still go out any day of the week and just take a nopal home and cook it. Not to mention the mexican food shops that have all the spices you’d need.

  • @jeremyfisher8512

    @jeremyfisher8512

    Жыл бұрын

    It grows like weeds especially in my area

  • @Kelbie.Sturgis

    @Kelbie.Sturgis

    Жыл бұрын

    You can get cactus in California being it grows here. Also Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas .. pretty much any dessert There's a large Hispanic population. Someone will cook it for you if you ask I've been eating Nopal since I was a kid. You can get authentic Mexican food in the states.. Just depends on where you go.

  • @thegothicvulcan807

    @thegothicvulcan807

    Жыл бұрын

    I just cook it myself

  • @motivateme4194
    @motivateme41942 жыл бұрын

    Those farmer's bare hands peeling the sharp needles is priceless. Mexican cuisine is magical, especially if you try it from taquerias run by abuelitas who do everything from scratch.

  • @altitudeadjustment9989

    @altitudeadjustment9989

    2 жыл бұрын

    They peel fresh cactus at the Walmarts here, no joke. Very common sight.

  • @anthonydlt99

    @anthonydlt99

    2 жыл бұрын

    My grandma peels them barehanded too you’ll always get pricked a couple times wearing a glove is kinda frowned upon but to each their own😂

  • @DaNUTTY1

    @DaNUTTY1

    2 жыл бұрын

    My grandma doesn't wash her hands before or after she poops

  • @anthonydlt99

    @anthonydlt99

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@DaNUTTY1 sound like you eat good

  • @abdulalhazred4224

    @abdulalhazred4224

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@DaNUTTY1 wash them with ur tongue i believe

  • @ahmedfayed5191
    @ahmedfayed51912 жыл бұрын

    the tuna [cactus fruit] is very popular here in Egypt . We call it تين شوكى By the way , I really like this mexican series .

  • @BIGup4daTUNE

    @BIGup4daTUNE

    2 жыл бұрын

    Andddd how do u say that in english?

  • @havenhh4141

    @havenhh4141

    2 жыл бұрын

    😊 Hola amigo! 💖

  • @DistractedDaisy

    @DistractedDaisy

    2 жыл бұрын

    Omg I tried like 8 different tunas this summer. We went on a hunt on the ranch and they were so yummy!

  • @lanaa.4350

    @lanaa.4350

    2 жыл бұрын

    Teen shawki Spiked figs in Arabic

  • @sadedx

    @sadedx

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@BIGup4daTUNE prickly pear

  • @tonystraub6212
    @tonystraub6212 Жыл бұрын

    It's not just the food reviews you do, it's also your great personality that make your videos great.

  • @sunnyandashy

    @sunnyandashy

    Жыл бұрын

    🎉

  • @sanjeawaut
    @sanjeawaut Жыл бұрын

    I really like the way he describe taste of every meal. ❤️❤️❤️

  • @sunnyandashy

    @sunnyandashy

    Жыл бұрын

    😋

  • @anagonzales9140
    @anagonzales91402 жыл бұрын

    A lot of KZreadrs when they go to Mexico yes they do eat nopales but I don't see nobody going to the fields thank you for that 🧡🧡🧡

  • @StreetFoodTVCambodia
    @StreetFoodTVCambodia2 жыл бұрын

    His videos are always amazing. The cactus leaves are also popular in Cambodia 🇰🇭.

  • @moyahabokobe3650

    @moyahabokobe3650

    2 жыл бұрын

    Always ❤️

  • @qpsubteam8914

    @qpsubteam8914

    2 жыл бұрын

    Vietnam 2-0 Cambodia

  • @darkwinter1035

    @darkwinter1035

    2 жыл бұрын

    What is the name for this cactus in Cambodia?

  • @munited6950

    @munited6950

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@darkwinter1035 the name memek=cactus in cambodia

  • @arthurlara4282

    @arthurlara4282

    2 жыл бұрын

    Oh wow

  • @CarlosianBigWang
    @CarlosianBigWang2 жыл бұрын

    My auntie was born and raised in Mexico and man I believe they have some of the best culinary traditions in the known world.

  • @DoktorHaafurrge
    @DoktorHaafurrge Жыл бұрын

    Whoever mixes the music for these is pure genius

  • @danieltorres5422
    @danieltorres54222 жыл бұрын

    As a Mexican I love to include cactus in all of my meals, it is so rich and healthy, I love to include them on my diet plan, morning scrambled eggs with cactus it one of my favorite breakfast meals, great video!!!!

  • @yazminavila8090

    @yazminavila8090

    2 жыл бұрын

    Los Nopales son un verdadero manjar !! 👌 🇲🇽 ♥️

  • @xivmercenary
    @xivmercenary2 жыл бұрын

    I remember the first time I had nopal. It was 1995 in Mexico City, freshly cut in Tablas Del pozo Ecatepec Morelos estado de Mexico. My aunt, may her soul Rest In Peace, grilled the Nopal, added some lime and some salt and gave it to me with a tortilla. I was 5 years old and I loved it. Till this day, it’s one of my most fond memories. I miss her so much and every time I eat nopal, it reminds me of her. She gave me the love of nopal lol

  • @jackchan8262

    @jackchan8262

    2 жыл бұрын

    I appreciate and admire your story, bro. Rest in peace and greatness to the beloved. Also, I tried nopal in Arizona. Didn't know it was called nopal though, but I love it.

  • @mrnastymrnasty

    @mrnastymrnasty

    Жыл бұрын

    Aww, that’s touched my heart. God bless your aunt.

  • @popjele3761
    @popjele3761 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you Sonny for uniting the world through your travel vlogs. You make us proud of our cultures and respectful of other people's

  • @soniakiwi
    @soniakiwi Жыл бұрын

    When I used to be a vegetarian this was one of my go to "vegetables" 🌵. Mom and I would cook it in scrambled eggs, veggie hash, tacos, and juice. If you are vegan or vegetarian, I highly recommend this vegetable. You won't be disappointed. P. S. I like to forage tunas to make juice and I found it good for the immune system. 💚💚💚

  • @stephanieclark796
    @stephanieclark7962 жыл бұрын

    That slime in the Nopal also protects your stomach when you eat tons of spices. That's why you find it so much in taquerias - or you will find sliced cucumber....refreshing! And Queso Oaxaca is sooooooo good, my favourite, along with the Queso Ranchero hmmmmmmmmmm.

  • @Queenb-qq5le

    @Queenb-qq5le

    2 жыл бұрын

    Aloe Vera juices as well help with protection & stomach digestion. Mexican stores usually carry a variety of aloe vera juices products.

  • @davidgutierrez8297

    @davidgutierrez8297

    Жыл бұрын

    Try grilling two nopales with queso in between. so good.

  • @user-hl6ls8sv4t
    @user-hl6ls8sv4t2 жыл бұрын

    It grows well in Arizona. Good fruit too. Blend raw with coconut water and lime and some berries or the nopal fruit in there with a lot of ice and it is the most refreshing drink ever. Super hydration Lots of ice like a slushy and you won’t feel the slime Maybe a leaf or two of mint

  • @motmiguelcustodio8476

    @motmiguelcustodio8476

    2 жыл бұрын

    Amma make this

  • @user-hl6ls8sv4t

    @user-hl6ls8sv4t

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@motmiguelcustodio8476 tell me if you like it or not

  • @donnaculp362

    @donnaculp362

    2 жыл бұрын

    Prickly Pear ( as it’s called here in Memphis Tennessee) grows like a spreading Weed here ❣️. LOVE IT ❣️. Best Jelly Ever ❣️😁🥰

  • @user-hl6ls8sv4t

    @user-hl6ls8sv4t

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@donnaculp362 prickly pear jam is delicious on toast or a PB&J sandwich

  • @hickerbilly45
    @hickerbilly4511 ай бұрын

    I love Sonny's sense of humor. Would love to break bread with him!

  • @hught6885
    @hught68852 жыл бұрын

    I live in Los Angeles and I recently started to include cactus with my burritos when I saw some people do it at my local food truck. I actually like it…its texture is like Bell Peppers to me. Nopales…now I know the word in Spanish! 😃

  • @cachifli870

    @cachifli870

    2 жыл бұрын

    Cook it and put salt

  • @Guwig

    @Guwig

    2 жыл бұрын

    Technically isn't Spanish, is a náhuatl word, but is used in Mexican Spanish as well so local people considered a spanish word

  • @moniquejones6482

    @moniquejones6482

    2 жыл бұрын

    It's fire as a salsa, but the prickly pear fruit are good too.

  • @RainbowAceOfSpades

    @RainbowAceOfSpades

    2 жыл бұрын

    Which food truck have it?

  • @jotingodelacola760

    @jotingodelacola760

    2 жыл бұрын

    Definitely not the texture is similar to okra

  • @mctown972
    @mctown9722 жыл бұрын

    Huevos con nopales (scrambled eggs with cactus) it's one of the best breakfast you can get😋

  • @Sporkonafork1

    @Sporkonafork1

    2 жыл бұрын

    Ah, good memories from my grandparents house 🙂

  • @altitudeadjustment9989

    @altitudeadjustment9989

    2 жыл бұрын

    I like nopales and corn for breakfast:)

  • @pisageegee2424

    @pisageegee2424

    2 жыл бұрын

    Or chorizo, nopales and egg for breakfast, brunch, lunch and dinner...ummm ummm good!

  • @nationalskyline
    @nationalskyline Жыл бұрын

    Wonderful episode as usual; Herman was such a great guest! He has a ton of charisma!

  • @softberry9907
    @softberry9907 Жыл бұрын

    This one was brilliant 😂 I’ve eaten it before in Mexico 🌵 tasty

  • @henning33sud58
    @henning33sud582 жыл бұрын

    I think Mexican cuisine is one of the best in terms of health, freshness and broad variety of food. Wauw. New level.

  • @annettecaitlyn1058

    @annettecaitlyn1058

    2 жыл бұрын

    I agree. I spent a year in Mexico in my teens & I loved it. Beautiful country!

  • @calk515

    @calk515

    2 жыл бұрын

    Indeed.

  • @elgrangadsby

    @elgrangadsby

    2 жыл бұрын

    La cocina Méxicana es patrimonio cultural de la humanidad!

  • @zamiaramirez1390

    @zamiaramirez1390

    2 жыл бұрын

    @mindfulness223 its cause you’re eating big ass portions. Also heard people say you’re eating like a construction worker but sitting on your butt youre gonna get fat

  • @chaosswa-ee-ty5911

    @chaosswa-ee-ty5911

    2 жыл бұрын

    I think the healthiest diet has to go to those who live the longest. Mediterranean and Italians.

  • @With_Me_JAPAN
    @With_Me_JAPAN2 жыл бұрын

    When I first saw the title of this video, I wasn’t sure if it is going to be appealing food 🌵It turned out that watching how local people grow and cook the cactus, now I want to taste some of the dishes!😋💓

  • @ricardosandoval7471

    @ricardosandoval7471

    2 жыл бұрын

    You can get literally a pound at Safeway for like less than $2, if you are vegetarian this is like literally a golden meal, mix it with potatoes or eggs

  • @cachifli870

    @cachifli870

    2 жыл бұрын

    There called nopales some times grow a small red fruit looks similar in the inside to dragon fruit some good vegan food

  • @dana102083

    @dana102083

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@ricardosandoval7471 how much do you need to eat for 20g of absorbable protein?

  • @youtube.silenced.m

    @youtube.silenced.m

    2 жыл бұрын

    They're delicious! I make 'nopales con costillas' (cactus with pork ribs). 🍖🌵

  • @89josemagana89

    @89josemagana89

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@dana102083 its a good volume food. 200 grams is 2 grams of protein and 32 calories

  • @genevabrantner365
    @genevabrantner365Ай бұрын

    Prickly pear tunas makes the best jelly. Also delicious raw. It is so sweet and makes a dark ruby colored jelly.

  • @gabriellegonzalez4284
    @gabriellegonzalez4284 Жыл бұрын

    when i visit family in mexico my stomach usually takes a couple of days to adjust to the food so i live mostly on nopales for the first week lol asados con sal y limon 🫶🏼🫶🏼🫶🏼

  • @msgypsyqueen
    @msgypsyqueen2 жыл бұрын

    “Mexico is amazing, I guess”... OH.. It is SO AMAZING!! My weekend is Mexican cooking.. ❤️❤️❤️🎉🎉🥰

  • @402BIGROB
    @402BIGROB2 жыл бұрын

    I grew up in a Mexican house hold and we ate nopals every week lol I didn't really like it as a kid but I love it now!

  • @Warchief187

    @Warchief187

    2 жыл бұрын

    Same

  • @papajeff2138

    @papajeff2138

    2 жыл бұрын

    Its also eatten in the Caribbean in speacial dishes we call it cassi we love it in Antigua and Barbuda

  • @kevinmendez8443

    @kevinmendez8443

    2 жыл бұрын

    After a eating every week I got bored of it

  • @kennethdegooyer7229
    @kennethdegooyer7229 Жыл бұрын

    Excellent video. I´ve really gotten into nopales. The cactus that grows wild in Southern CA works for both the fruits and the pads !!

  • @ZenThruAnger
    @ZenThruAnger2 жыл бұрын

    Nice, I was looking for a hardy large producing and healthy plant to grow and eat. These grow wild in my region too, and I know of the fruit being edible but did not know about using the young tender pads of the cactus. Now that I see all the things you could make with it, I'm sold on growing a few. Thanks!

  • @thisisyang820
    @thisisyang8202 жыл бұрын

    I should be sleeping...but here I am feeling hungry! Everything looks yummy!

  • @elgrangadsby
    @elgrangadsby2 жыл бұрын

    La cocina Méxicana es considerada patrimonio cultural de la humanidad! Buen provecho amigos!

  • @ruthie8466
    @ruthie84662 жыл бұрын

    Whats better than comedy n food put together? just discovered your channel n i ❤️ ❤️ it.

  • @cenns6224
    @cenns6224 Жыл бұрын

    Nopal is amazing! And Chef Juan! So happy to see him in here, he's an amazing chef!

  • @vladimirputindreadlockrast812
    @vladimirputindreadlockrast8122 жыл бұрын

    When I was a little boy in California, the Mexican family that took care of us taught us how to pick, peel, and cook nopales. Underrated, but Hollywood will figure out a way to make it more expensive than unobtainium if they find out about it.

  • @DA86MISSKISS

    @DA86MISSKISS

    2 жыл бұрын

    Right. I've eaten it all my life. It was weird hearing "Not in America". They're sold in many places; especially if you're looking for what's "Different"...

  • @JohnnyJQuest

    @JohnnyJQuest

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@DA86MISSKISS you can find them any where there isn't a Whole Foods lol.

  • @theonewhoknows3351

    @theonewhoknows3351

    2 жыл бұрын

    My local stores sell them pretty cheap in California

  • @Hpt96

    @Hpt96

    2 жыл бұрын

    I doubt it. I was raised I. The desert and there’s no way in hell they can harvest THAT MUCH cactus. The entire desert is covered in it. 🥴 and jumping cactus are the worse.

  • @felix.mp3639

    @felix.mp3639

    2 жыл бұрын

    my family literally picks them off a nopal plant while going hiking. its free so why not take it

  • @jtyoung706
    @jtyoung7062 жыл бұрын

    This Mexico series has been my favorite of yours so far....you definitely need to go back! Nopales are delicious!

  • @eduardoromero4064
    @eduardoromero40642 жыл бұрын

    Best ever food review show you deserve so much More recognition I been fallowing for years and I can just binge watch your channel I'm glad you finally went to Mexico trust me there is so much interesting foods and classic real Mexican food I wish you could try

  • @Todayisanewday.
    @Todayisanewday.2 жыл бұрын

    I love eating nopales!! 1)Try it raw with a little bit of lime juice and salt (it’s amazing) even better when the nopal is cold. 2)when doing a barbecue take advantage and sprinkle some salt on it and grill it on both sides until it turns a grayish green color. 3) cactus salad is great for barbecues as well. Chop about 5 raw nopales into small squares and boil with half an onion and a small bunch of cilantro, add salt to taste. Once cooked drain and rinse a little. Chop the other half of the raw onion, about 3 small tomatoes, a bunch of cilantro, squeeze half of a lime and add salt to taste. Enjoy (please make sure it’s a clean nopal, no spikes)

  • @mentat1341
    @mentat13412 жыл бұрын

    This guy looked like he would be fun to hang out with. His reaction to the raw nopale was funny. Its actually good!

  • @puffdaddy69

    @puffdaddy69

    2 жыл бұрын

    Definitely knows how to have a great time! And I’m pretty sure he’s down to try anything so the party will be wild!!

  • @nahor88

    @nahor88

    2 жыл бұрын

    I wish I knew how to cook it better... I've tried putting it in curries and stir-frying. Neither worked too well.

  • @utkarshg.bharti9714
    @utkarshg.bharti97142 жыл бұрын

    Cactus has proven to be a very resilient plant. Pretty sure it has amazing culinary applications. More power to our Mexican friends.

  • @Numtan2023

    @Numtan2023

    2 жыл бұрын

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  • @ClubClassicLow

    @ClubClassicLow

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks fam

  • @swizzleproxi4810

    @swizzleproxi4810

    2 жыл бұрын

    Vert true I'm growing it and It's been through yearly frosty months & still it pops up year after year.

  • @soniakiwi

    @soniakiwi

    Жыл бұрын

    Perhaps a nopal biryani comes to mind.

  • @MrNandiuxx
    @MrNandiuxx Жыл бұрын

    The best video talking about Mexican Food Nopales is the best and healthy food ever! Thank you guys!

  • @reginakim3313
    @reginakim3313 Жыл бұрын

    I made a homemade cactus salsa - it was delicious it goes well on anything- I think next time I’m going to try it on Cottage cheese with a fire roasted poblanos or red chili:) maybe with bean and cheese papusa:)

  • @FairyNiamh1977
    @FairyNiamh19772 жыл бұрын

    You were in Texas, how could you have missed Nopales? It has an okra taste/feel and the tuna (the cactus fruit... prickly pear) is tart and delicious.

  • @zalz82

    @zalz82

    2 жыл бұрын

    I thought the same thing. They’re everywhere here in Texas.

  • @charleyu5506

    @charleyu5506

    2 жыл бұрын

    Because it's mainly eaten by the mexican american population it's not very main stream yet

  • @user-bq5qj9gf3k

    @user-bq5qj9gf3k

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@charleyu5506 It’s actually quite mainstream here, and has been for years. I remember trying it during cultural appreciation day at school 15+ years ago. It’s gained a lot of popularity.

  • @dragons_hook

    @dragons_hook

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@user-bq5qj9gf3k cultural appropriation day!!! 🤣🤣🤣

  • @carlosrobles7470

    @carlosrobles7470

    2 жыл бұрын

    Nopales taste like okras? Wtf. Okras eeewwww

  • @rohieram724
    @rohieram7242 жыл бұрын

    The foods and people of Mexico are most intriguing and quite different to what we are accustomed to in America. Thank you for educating us who watch your show.

  • @sophoursasmr1099

    @sophoursasmr1099

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yes you are right

  • @veterano4095

    @veterano4095

    2 жыл бұрын

    They are different the ones in the U.S new generation are stupid

  • @rohieram724

    @rohieram724

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@veterano4095 do you mean all of the people who eat at Taco Viva and Chipotle, then claim that they ate Mexican food?

  • @veterano4095

    @veterano4095

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@rohieram724 nah am talking about the people they’re different

  • @carlosrobles7470

    @carlosrobles7470

    2 жыл бұрын

    In America? Or United states. America is a big continent not a shithole country

  • @armandocervantes629
    @armandocervantes629 Жыл бұрын

    This is amazing ,I’m actually eating grilled cactus 🌵 right now You both are a dope duo 🇲🇽

  • @katrachosps
    @katrachosps2 жыл бұрын

    I ate it raw with just a bit of salt and a little hot salsa, also on a salad with olive oil, basil tomato and red onions, a bit of sea salt, and cooked with pork in green sauce.

  • @pablofarias8674
    @pablofarias86742 жыл бұрын

    Growing up with my culture I can assure you we eat them raw,grilled and I guess pickled? They are amazing in most dishes!!! :) thanks sunny for bringing the nopal to all of us who fallow you!! Happy holidays!!

  • @vatolocosforever803

    @vatolocosforever803

    2 жыл бұрын

    Pickled?

  • @lizatl1
    @lizatl12 жыл бұрын

    This video..and the food...were excellent. I have a small, but a lovely cactus garden in my front yard. It blooms about twice a year and has magnificent, yellow flowers that originate from the little tunas on the ends of the pads. I have considered digging the cactus and planting other flowers. Your video has changed my mind, but I will plant more pads in pots and share them with friends. I might even try some cactus recipes. Your friend was delightful, witty and a great foil for you. Hope to see him visit you again.

  • @damocsell
    @damocsell Жыл бұрын

    On a 3 day wilderness survival weekend we lived mostly on Nopal (prickly pear) the fruit was great the pads were tolerable cooked but raw the slimeyness turned us off. We also used the cactus pads on occasion for water emergency.

  • @plotagonroy7997
    @plotagonroy79977 ай бұрын

    Something new learned all the time, thank you!

  • @JessGuan
    @JessGuan2 жыл бұрын

    Sonny is such an amazing host and love that he actually integrates himself into the culture. Respectful yet so fun!

  • @Numtan2023

    @Numtan2023

    2 жыл бұрын

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  • @arturoguerra6429
    @arturoguerra64292 жыл бұрын

    There are programs among México and countries in África and Asia to teach them how to produce and cook nopal, in many countries are unknown the many benefits it brings, it does not need irrigation, it resist dry seasons, it is healthy, you can burn the thorns and feed the cattle and avoid they die from thirst. Nopal is going to be a global food soon.

  • @nfspbarrister5681

    @nfspbarrister5681

    2 жыл бұрын

    As it should! Same as coconut from asia.

  • @christophermccurdy6901
    @christophermccurdy6901 Жыл бұрын

    I love Cactus. My Mexican homies always made authentic dishes in the banquet kitchen and would make some awesome cactus salads.

  • @applesauce9982
    @applesauce9982 Жыл бұрын

    thank you for highlighting our culture and its delicious food !

  • @andyatmosphere
    @andyatmosphere2 жыл бұрын

    Cactus are very medicinal and regulate sugars in the body. They’re also very good for inflammation.

  • @semoneg2826

    @semoneg2826

    Жыл бұрын

    Ok thanks..simular to Aloes

  • @avemaria3673
    @avemaria36732 жыл бұрын

    I loved this review about nopales, so Mexican, even our flag has it, the eagle is placed on top of a nopalera (the whole plant which "leaves" are nopales) maybe I missed seeing some salads with nopal, those are made with a base of steamed nopales and a great variety of ingredients

  • @ManuelGarcia-im9ob
    @ManuelGarcia-im9ob Жыл бұрын

    Nopales are the absolute bomb 💣 any way you fix them,,,, my favorite way is picadillo style with tomato, onion, cilantro & a little bit of green chili. And that is good with anything, beef, pork, chicken, fish, shrimp & even just with some frijoles de la holla, wow I want some right now 😋😋

  • @lizzybbizzy6447
    @lizzybbizzy64472 жыл бұрын

    I’m Maltese and we eat the “tuna” in English we call it “prickly pear” it is so delicious we love it This was a great show really enjoyed it the bloopers are so funny 😆

  • @JboBakey

    @JboBakey

    Жыл бұрын

    We also use the prickly pear!

  • @girirajkashyap2912

    @girirajkashyap2912

    Жыл бұрын

    Yea prickly pear catus I taught in my biology book😅

  • @OneOut1

    @OneOut1

    Жыл бұрын

    The tuna is the fruit.

  • @MsBebegurl0212
    @MsBebegurl02122 жыл бұрын

    I love napalitos. We put them in salsa verde with pork and calabasas (squash) and also in our beans (black or red) along with onion, jalapeno, garlic, a bit of chick bullion. In tacos and with eggs. Very versatile and healthy! My roommates are both from Oaxaca so they have taught me so many Mexican dishes. I am extremely lucky!!

  • @kitty2sweet2b4gotten
    @kitty2sweet2b4gotten2 жыл бұрын

    Sooo cool, I use it for my hair and skin. Never tried eating it though. We grow this in JA 🇯🇲. Very interesting.

  • @gladysamdeso2623

    @gladysamdeso2623

    2 жыл бұрын

    How please?

  • @warlockostia

    @warlockostia

    2 жыл бұрын

    i think u mean a different kind of cactus, aloe vera, don't u?

  • @laura83perez57

    @laura83perez57

    2 жыл бұрын

    It's aloe vera

  • @shellysimpson7979

    @shellysimpson7979

    2 жыл бұрын

    I use it in my hair too. And i soak it and drink it.. Its easier to drink than aloe vera. Its also good for pain. My granma use to heat it on put it on sores. In the country we call it tuna.

  • @ashaniabaker5115

    @ashaniabaker5115

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@warlockostia no we actually use that type of cactus for our hair in Jamaica... not only aloe

  • @looig0131
    @looig01312 жыл бұрын

    They do have them in the US. Well I'm in Texas. And you can even eat them in your smoothies. Very nutritious. The Tuna is something we eat as well. The fruit from the top of the cactus. I Love Nopales.

  • @reginakim3313

    @reginakim3313

    Жыл бұрын

    I love cactus fruit it’s so yummy with a lemon squeeze add some herbs like a mint and maybe add some watermelon juice - I got creative with it - all the thirst quenching flavors:)

  • @xXMeameamusicXx
    @xXMeameamusicXx Жыл бұрын

    Omg...I grow it for the fruit & throw the petals away.☹️ Happy to finally see many ways to prepare recipes using nopal cactus. Thank you. Enjoyed watching your video🤓

  • @smylietime
    @smylietime2 жыл бұрын

    This is awesome! Very insightful. As a Kiwi, I had no idea how versatile cactus truly is!

  • @adrianpa2654

    @adrianpa2654

    Жыл бұрын

    You are a fruit?

  • @DeathDeathDeathDeath
    @DeathDeathDeathDeath2 жыл бұрын

    AMAZING Video! that High-end Nopal is savage! These are the examples of the new modern cuisines and dishes that we as Professionals in Mexican Gastronomy are working to give to the local customers and the whole world, that the most basic can be the highest Tier and even delicious, and as you can see we are already starting to see foods and dishes that went from DRY to JUICY ! !

  • @_BURRBANK777
    @_BURRBANK7772 жыл бұрын

    Anyone else put nopales into their pico de gallo?😋

  • @kris2percent
    @kris2percent Жыл бұрын

    "Everytime I pick it up, I see strands of goo like a 5 year old (child) that's just sneezed" This was hilarious! Hahaha 😂😂

  • @akira3871
    @akira38716 ай бұрын

    Drink cactus juice. It'll quench ya! Its the quenchiest!

  • @anagonzales9140
    @anagonzales91402 жыл бұрын

    Now you need to do a video about trying different tequilas 😜🧡

  • @Numtan2023

    @Numtan2023

    2 жыл бұрын

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  • @ATrainTravels
    @ATrainTravels2 жыл бұрын

    All green is the way to go! Let's go Cactus!!

  • @Channel01837
    @Channel01837 Жыл бұрын

    i love that cactus thingy, its so good!!

  • @dollyhanson9215
    @dollyhanson9215 Жыл бұрын

    You're the best when it comes to authentic ethnic food. You give the best reviews. Not kidding because many foods are prepared differently, but your able to give a great review of the differences. Keep going buddy!

  • @Thennix
    @Thennix2 жыл бұрын

    Damm I so want to go to Mexico, the food there seems so good.

  • @anweshapahan2921
    @anweshapahan29212 жыл бұрын

    Mexican food is surely my kind of food ❤️.

  • @andrewbees5705
    @andrewbees5705 Жыл бұрын

    Eating this with egg, a Pico de gallo type salsa or just grilled during a carne asada is so good

  • @Mooneyedskunkape
    @Mooneyedskunkape Жыл бұрын

    😯 I’ve been growing this same cactus in my yard for more than 10 years… I can eat it?! I trim it back all the time. Wow. It grows like crazy. I can’t wait to try it.

  • @stoundingresults

    @stoundingresults

    Жыл бұрын

    Only the newer greener sprouts are tasty, bigger older ones is too stringy fibrous.

  • @blimolhm2790
    @blimolhm27902 жыл бұрын

    This channel is amazing, I'm not even that big of a foodie but the whole mix of interpersonal experiences, hilarious host and perfect editing keeps me coming back. The essence of humanity and the internet

  • @rashmimishra7552

    @rashmimishra7552

    Жыл бұрын

    Wow ! Well put 🥳

  • @cameronholland
    @cameronholland2 жыл бұрын

    When you ever having a bad day or a good day this is the channel to watch

  • @megatronmacek
    @megatronmacek Жыл бұрын

    She's so sweet and adorable. She reminds me of my son's abuela.

  • @deznut9358
    @deznut9358 Жыл бұрын

    Him: *Enjoys all cactus dishes* Also Him in the title: *I almost died*

  • @r3drift
    @r3drift2 жыл бұрын

    The nopal and pineapple agua sounds incredible. Ugh imagine throwing in pomegranate which is huge in Mexico too and many don’t realize that.

  • @hjdadz497
    @hjdadz4972 жыл бұрын

    I really like your videos. Even if I haven't taste the food in your videos I can still feel how it taste because of the way you describing it and the ingredients as well. I'm hoping more videos from your youtube channel so that I can discover new exotic foods that I haven't heard before. Thanks to you sir.

  • @cilantro_is_green5832
    @cilantro_is_green58322 жыл бұрын

    It’s great to see a food reviewer review nopales!:), I’ve never seen that before!:)

  • @Demuzo
    @Demuzo Жыл бұрын

    Video is great. Good thing about Nopales is... they basically grow everywhere, so there is food always. 4:57 "Hace cuatro años"... and he goes "Three years ago..." Found it funny xD

  • @sirgallo1146
    @sirgallo11462 жыл бұрын

    Love how many videos he has done in Mexico.. BEST FOOD IN THE WORLD !

  • @reynasaid8065
    @reynasaid80652 жыл бұрын

    Nopal with chorizo and eggs and tortillas soo good... Nopal salad very delicious and refreshing. Now I gotta have my brother in-law make the salad for me

  • @praisesol2740
    @praisesol27402 жыл бұрын

    Awesome segment. I knew you could eat prickly pear but never knew it was good tasting nor that you could go to Mexico where it's a good portion of the regional cuisine.

  • @iamtrinity8089
    @iamtrinity8089 Жыл бұрын

    "LIKE A FIVE-YEAR-OLD WHO JUST SNEEZED" LMAO 😂😂😂

  • @chrissnell688
    @chrissnell6882 жыл бұрын

    I love this guy, one of my favorite KZread people of all time. Keep up the great work

  • @roballen7937
    @roballen79372 жыл бұрын

    Okay, now THIS is a really exciting new (to many of us) food discovery!!! Sonny you hit another one out of the park with this cactus video!! What wonderful people too!! 😊😊😊😎👍👍👍❤️❤️❤️⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

  • @Numtan2023

    @Numtan2023

    2 жыл бұрын

    kzread.info/dash/bejne/pZ-Ym9OOZLfYmaw.html

  • @kiloton1920
    @kiloton1920 Жыл бұрын

    Peyote is my favorite cactus to eat, I like it fresh, as a tea, and as a mush.