Forbidden fruit... *Wait a minute, his name is Adam*

@suzusuzujuicy

3 жыл бұрын

Hol' the fuck up

@nikhilkarthik3298

3 жыл бұрын

Hol the fuck up

@esh8426

3 жыл бұрын

Ho the fuck up

@nikhilkarthik3298

3 жыл бұрын

I think we opened Pandora's box

@redera9560

3 жыл бұрын

Hol’ up

"Mom, the man with the glasses is back at that cactus plant again."

@F.R.E.D.D2986

3 жыл бұрын

Hahahahhahahaha. I like that

@waaahl

3 жыл бұрын

"Don't worry, son. Just pour him a glass of white wine and he'll go away."

@Amaling

3 жыл бұрын

@@waaahl *proceeds to lick the white wine off the road

@drakemalice

3 жыл бұрын

Exactly hahaha xDD

@critizon3074

3 жыл бұрын

"again?" "yeah, this time with a knife and a camera" "he's doing threats against the cactus" "call police? "sure"

As an Arizonan, it was really interesting hearing you describe all this to an audience who’s never experienced the Southwest firsthand. The descriptions of how the spines feel while they’re in you is startlingly accurate, even though I never thought of how I’d describe it since to me it’s just how a cactus spine feels.

@major_oneil9459

Жыл бұрын

Damn, i know that too, we have those cactus here in Europe too, in France, when i was a teen, i walk in the grapes fields, obviously the soil is acid so they pop up everywhere like mushrooms. And yeah, i hold it bare hands, eat it and feel bad as my hands itching but. Man this fruit is delicious

@Me_G.

Жыл бұрын

I'm in Australia, cactuses were grown as ornaments including the prickly pears. My office's parking lot grown them and one day I picked some because I see they were sold at my local grocer and wanted to know what they tasted like. An hour after picking the fruit, my fingertips were on fire. That was my first and only time getting impaled by a cactus.

@owenblount7334

Жыл бұрын

Florida has prickly pears in some places they’re bastards

@joelschmierer3544

Ай бұрын

the startlingly accurate description was 'straight from the fires of hades'

Mexican during Independence Day here: This fruit, and base cactus, are part of the national crest, so it has a sacred-symbol status in our culture. We eat tunas during the rainy season (summer) as they pop up in bunches and are fresh and available on the supermarket. Tuna + Tequila ? Excellent channel!!! (Nopal taco: extra credit)

But... why though? Isn't that the whole point of eating it? The heterogeneity of your throat being stabbed combined with the taste of the sweet cactus is what brings the experience together and it is something that me and my family aren't going to give up soon. RIP Timmy you will be missed. Not for choking to death but because you're dead to us for giving up on the family.

@paperjoker9391

3 жыл бұрын

Its good tho

@paperjoker9391

3 жыл бұрын

Oh my god i didint even realize it was a joke

@TheRyu981

3 жыл бұрын

Wash it down with white wine!

@tenaciousjoda8605

3 жыл бұрын

HETROGENEITY

@UntrackedEndorphins

3 жыл бұрын

Well done Kelton, well done

“I do very much like it raw” oh I see how it is, I see

@omnicideoscopy

3 жыл бұрын

My mom also does like it that way

@neilomac

3 жыл бұрын

*Ol' Dirty Bastard has entered the chat*

@hiimryan2388

3 жыл бұрын

@@neilomac OH NOOOO

@kencarson666

3 жыл бұрын

@@omnicideoscopy what

@omnicideoscopy

3 жыл бұрын

@@kencarson666 as you can probably tell

Ah yes "Nopalitos con huevos" OR "Nopalitos en salsa Roja" Nopales (Cactus) in Mexico is a native dish cooked very common everyday. Local groceries like Tom Thumb and Wal Mart sell this product very well.. especially in diverse communities. Tunas(Prickly Pear) is used now in many commercial businesses like fruit stands and flavoring your margaritas .

@NirodhaLL

Жыл бұрын

Hmmm tunas.

@FreddieHg37

Жыл бұрын

Just to clear something up, I don't know if you're from Mexico or not but nopal and cactus are not interchangeable words. Nopales are a type of cactus plant, yeah, but nopal doesn't mean cactus nor is it the word for cactus in Spanish, that would be in fact the same: "cactus". Just that, hope you're doing alright!

@brejaimecastillo8851

Жыл бұрын

@FreddieHg37 Cuctus/Cacti is a species of plant. Nopal/es is used in reference to the Cacti/us pad, but it's actual origin of "nopal" was term the indigenous used. Not sure where you're getting that those two words are not related when they are relevant and nopal is derived from the plant Cacti/us. That's just basic world botany, not based on origin of country or chef expertise lmao. Sorry but basic research could have saved you from this one.

As someone who grew up in the Desert Southwest, playing pretty much every day outdoors around dozens of types of cacti, I have to admit that I always get a nice little jolt of schadenfreude whenever I hear an adult Easterner discover the joys of the various types of cactus defenses for the first time. As kids we of course didn’t just play around such things, we inevitably also played with them, and in the process learned all about the character of each one and how to deal with the consequences. I can’t believe it took till the ‘80s for someone to publish a paper on using glue on prickly pear glochids; we were doing it in elementary school in the early ‘70s. Thank you Mr. Elmer. And then in junior high, when carrying a pick comb in your back pocket was a thing everyone was doing, that became quite useful when you picked up a section of cholla, usually stuck to your shoe and then deeply imbedded in your other calf with you next step. But the fruit were great, and I’ve always enjoyed prickly pear jelly, candy, juice, and later, margaritas.

"Mom, kylo ren stealing cactus again"

@PresidentFunnyValentine

3 жыл бұрын

You live up to your name.

@McFlingleson

3 жыл бұрын

I think he said it was in an abandoned lot where a house had burned down, so that means no one owned the cactus.

@dylanwilson2047

3 жыл бұрын

@@cuy50 I didn’t realize how humorless people were till I started looking at KZread comments😂😂

@michaelzhang9806

3 жыл бұрын

Dylan Wilson not every bodies a comedy genius, some people just aren’t as quick as others.

@dylanwilson2047

3 жыл бұрын

@@michaelzhang9806 some people aren’t quick at all

*"Yup That Tasted Purple."*

@Shakuhachi08

3 жыл бұрын

Nice. ^-^

@scewt

3 жыл бұрын

lulu broken pls nerf

@Loispealz34

3 жыл бұрын

It never does since that horrid little ddemon is permabanned for me

@unknownrussian9087

3 жыл бұрын

Nice, am not the only one who thought of that quote

@orang3819

3 жыл бұрын

Adoribus! Delightify!

In south Italy we have "fichi d'india" and they are pretty similar. They come in three different colors, green, red and orange and each of them have a different flavour. My favorite is the green one, that has a cucumbery melony green taste. They are great to eat during hot summer days!

@Markone99

Жыл бұрын

Eyyyy I knew those weren't Moroccan alone but probably Mediterranean in general! Those bad boys are so tasty even with their tiny rocks! And we also call it " Indian Figs" here!

@TheGrandDurian

Жыл бұрын

@@Markone99 As-salaam Alaykum. Kulshi mzien? So glad to see a Moroccan here. In Morocco you can get these (l'hindi) from street vendors, or just pick them yourself. They are very tasty. I loved them, but the seeds were hard as granite! I visited a friend in Spain near Ronda, and there I picked a bunch while hiking. At the border when re-entering Morocco the border patrolman was very amused by the big box of them in my trunk!

@humbertosandoval55

Жыл бұрын

As a mexican I was totally amazed when I saw italian sodas using tunas hahahaha pellegrino is really good!! haha another mexican popular produce loved around the world ;) (along with chocolate, vanilla, tomatoes, avocado...)

@ElSkedar

Жыл бұрын

Same in Spain! I think is something common to mediterranean countries

@thelandsproject9247

11 ай бұрын

In Morocco we call it "hndia" which is the feminine word of "something from india"

It's pretty common in North Africa and around the Mediterranean in general, and people LOVE them. But it's a pretty different variety. They're very sweet with a distinctive taste and they're definitely a fruit. They have a thicker outer layer that can be pealed easily, you just cut a the extremities and make one cut in the skin from one side to the other, and it peals out easily. And the flesh of the fruit is yello and not purple.

@guillermogonzalez7443

7 ай бұрын

Exactly, Mexicans always do that way( the easiest way)

"Honey, why is the neighbor eating our cactus?"

@Solbashio

3 жыл бұрын

"Honey, why is the neighbor burning our cactus?"

@rusky2655

3 жыл бұрын

I can only imagine jacks films saying this.

@pedroarjona6996

3 жыл бұрын

Maybe he is Mexican dear

@ShovelChef

3 жыл бұрын

@@pedroarjona6996, y'know? 😂 if I didn't know he was Italian, maybe. From a distance. 🤔

@maattthhhh

3 жыл бұрын

"Honey, why is our neighbor screaming 'die, glow kids! die!'?"

“Taste like purple” *ah, yes I also love the taste of purple*

@e_ly2137

3 жыл бұрын

I normally prefer the taste of metallic green

@mikekim536

3 жыл бұрын

lulu would like this

@pooshmcfly1525

3 жыл бұрын

Anything brown is tasty

@quagmiretoiletgaming

3 жыл бұрын

@@pooshmcfly1525 tree bark 🤤

@Ricksdetrix

3 жыл бұрын

@@e_ly2137 Master Chief Flavour

I live in Arizona, we have prickly Pear EVERYWHERE. I remember going out with my dad, step mom and brother when I was little to pick some of the fruit to make jelly. It was a fun experience! We had a gas stove we used to burn off the thorns. If you have a prickly pear near you you can get fruit off of, I recommend making juice or jelly just be careful with the thorns! They can hurt!

I am from Tunisia and I was surprised to learn that this plant is originated from the American continent. In my country this cactus ins almost endemic and you can see thousands of plants in every countryside, farmers use it to separate different parcels of lands. Besides, we have a different variant with yellow-orange fruit which tastes very sweet! It's called "Barbary Figue" or "Indian Figue" in my country.

@koloblicin

6 ай бұрын

it is. that fruit from ancient Opus WAS a nopal most likely. ancient egypt and greece and maybe even ancient rome was in contact with the americas. there are so many coincidences and cases just like this "mysterious" plant from opus. cactus that bear fruit would almost immediatly have been traded/exchanged between newly connected cultures. for sure. it is just that the "official" archeological consensus says otherwise. instead of using this "plant from opus" as evidence for possible contact/trade etc between the americas and africa/europe, they use the "fact" of when the americas were "officialy" discovered by europe, as an argument to refute evidence like that "plant of opus"... just like with religion or government you just can not question the "establishment" anymore, wich makes archeology hardly a science anymore. it is sad.

Cactus : Has sharp spikes to protect itself Human : *Finally, some good fucking food*

@RaspK

3 жыл бұрын

They used to be quite popular in the Mediterranean (obv. as an invasive species); now they've become somewhat fashionable again in the super markets, and I have been meaning to give those a try from the grocery store.

@AFnord

3 жыл бұрын

If something goes through that much effort to prevent being eaten, there has to be a good reason for it, right?

@jsgwam

3 жыл бұрын

@@RaspK where are you from in Mediterranean

@johnbezos8853

3 жыл бұрын

Another underrated comment.

@allstarwoo4

3 жыл бұрын

We probably learned that it's safe to eat by watching tortoises. Tortoises can eat the with the skin. Also you can eat stinging nettle which is arguably worse than a cactus because is has hair like needles that basically act like fiber glass on your skin. The trick is to grab the leave non needle side fold it onto itself then roll it into a ball which crushes the thorns. You can then eat it raw.

Cactus: “haha we have spikes, no human will eat us” Adam, the madlad: “haha glochids go 🔥 “

@bettertelevision968

3 жыл бұрын

FIRE FIRE!!!

@tatotaytoman5934

3 жыл бұрын

yum yum prickly pear

@zerwif

3 жыл бұрын

Chili: "First time?"

@TheGoGoat91

3 жыл бұрын

*laughs in mexican*

@no-man_baugh

3 жыл бұрын

Early Mezo-American Pyros: [muffled cackling]

This type of cactus can be found everywhere in Sicily. Now that I think about it, we call them something like "Indian ficus", probably because they come from Mexico The inside of the leaves is very similar to Aloe vera, and it's a great antinflamatory to treat cuts or burns on your skin

@teresitaperegrina3741

Жыл бұрын

It’s amazing in a tortilla with lime

@enderboss3773

Жыл бұрын

Same here in tunisia

In Morocco (and I assume much of the Mediterranean countries) we have "Hendía" which translates to "The Indian" coming from Karmous Hendi (or Indian Figs). And those bad boys are amazing. They are smaller than the ones you have but also rounder. They also have those tiny spikey bastards, but less harmful, even as a clumsy kid I could hold one with my thumb and index without hurting myself (tho not recommended). The way we eat those is simple, and harmless. You just slice it on each end, then across and remove the skin, and you're left with a cylindrical fruit that tastes sweet and awesome, my parents never miss a chance to get them! They do have those tiny rocks in them too, but they're chewable. Though, eat too much Hendia and you're pooping concrete, those rocks stick together and make your stomach hard. Still, 8/10 would eat again! (The fruit is called Barbary Figs in English, btw. Also, the point of this comment is to say that our figs are better than yours, suckers.

@noneofyourbuizness

Жыл бұрын

Those figs' oil is also one of the most expensive oil If I go back and live to north Africa imma open a buisness oil for sure !!

"this very angry plant for human consumption" Yes I needed to hear this.

@Mondayz408

3 жыл бұрын

Plants vs zombies in a nutshell

@AbyssalLagaiacrusWithAnExtraA

3 жыл бұрын

The snack that bites you back

@HeySweaterBoy

3 жыл бұрын

@@AbyssalLagaiacrusWithAnExtraA nice one

@Breakdown5297

3 жыл бұрын

@@AbyssalLagaiacrusWithAnExtraA Cactus

@theevilscientist2294

3 жыл бұрын

Well it exist another angry plant that looks really edible "Hippomane mancinella" or "manzanilla de la muerte" that its fruits looks like apples and are deadly. The tree is so poisonous that if you burn it the smoke are that toxic that can make you blind.

“Yeah police, the guy is trying to eat our cactus again”

@Pihyu

3 жыл бұрын

“Yes, he keeps chucking to himself and muttering, “Why I- I- season my mou- mouth,” please get here quick officer”

@clfmoanium9413

3 жыл бұрын

@@Pihyu thats the first time i laughed so hard at a yt comment

@lemon6780

3 жыл бұрын

Hay güey, órale vámonos la güera nos vio

@AdrianUsual

3 жыл бұрын

-Residents of the empty lot

@blubsneks4508

3 жыл бұрын

Lol

I used to make prickly pear preserves with my grandparents in texas, definitely worth a try

To peel the tuna I recommend chopping the top and bottom so it's barrel shaped, then you do 1 long cut top to bottom and peel off the now rectangle shaped peel in 1 piece. To cook them it takes a long time, they change from bright green to browny-green, military-camouflage kind of green when fully cooked, either just put a couple of them with salt and pepper on the grill, or also boiled, chopped, coupled with oregano and panela or mozzarella cheese, any soft texture soft flavour cheese will do great, but really cook them until they change color

"Drink cactus juice! It'll Quench ya! Nothing's Quenchier! Its the Quenchiest!" -Sokka

@einfachmia

3 жыл бұрын

wise words spoken by a wise man

@otesunki

3 жыл бұрын

oh god XD

@otesunki

3 жыл бұрын

"A giant mushroom! I wonder if its friendly!"

@bluest.9320

3 жыл бұрын

“That’s one too many syllables, but” * yeets sokka out of the building *

@jerrellnavs3313

3 жыл бұрын

lol

I remember as a kid I was playing with my Cousin at my House and I will never forget him seeing my Mom’s cactus, then looking at the fruit, then proceeding to grab it with his hand. He cried for an hour straight I think.

@lumonetic1124

3 жыл бұрын

RIPPPP

@sticktheok

3 жыл бұрын

That’s sound like hell

@enderdragon8660

3 жыл бұрын

At one point i walked into a cactus and i pulled the thorns out the came back to the plant and beat it with a stick

@Saipan2297

3 жыл бұрын

F

@garzajudith2797

2 жыл бұрын

Same except but we were at a ranch

i love how you consistently casually refrence studies it is very cool and much appreicated :)

your videos are very entertaining and extremely informative at the same time. I admire your ability to present such information in a casual yet concise tone of voice.

As a cactus caretaker, hearing 'glochids' basically causes a winter soldier PTSD episode for me, from when I got my first opuntia. It's literally the same pain as fiberglass splinters. Absolutely brutal, but makes for a good challenge when repotting that teaches you to keep your distance, lol.

@Templarfreak

3 жыл бұрын

i have never heard "cactus caretaker" before and immediately it just gave me a vision of dumb lil cactus children running around getting into trouble and having to be reigned in lol

@christopherterzakos6118

3 жыл бұрын

Glochids because screw you im toxic

@CharleneCTX

3 жыл бұрын

When I was a kid, my mother had a small bowl with rocks and a few really small cactus plants. Guess who was dumb enough to want to "pet" them?

@disco8301

3 жыл бұрын

@@CharleneCTX I’m teaching my nephew to comfort my plants but to only barely brush my cactuses. As for my opuntias, I hope he heeds my warnings to only look at them and not touch.

@itstaz1351

3 жыл бұрын

@@Templarfreak Bro giving me flashbacks of when I got fiberglass rubbed into my legs... glue can only help you so much then...

As a Mexican I didn’t realize how many people thought eating cactus was weird my neighborhood literally has a bunch and I have one in my backyard so we can eat cactus whenever we want

@JosephFlores-yn4yi

3 жыл бұрын

I dont even eat it yet i wasnt surprised, it has fruit, its most lokely eatable

@juancgonzalez2102

3 жыл бұрын

My mom loves cactus fried with eggs. They're great

@joseppi4435

3 жыл бұрын

you forget how hard it is for people to get them but with practice you can eat them relatively easily XD

@faithnfire4769

3 жыл бұрын

Southern US as well, the things are everywhere. Jams, jellies, and (according to a younger uncle of mine) apparently the tunas are very good in drinks.

@JacM78

3 жыл бұрын

@@faithnfire4769 as a fruit, they are very good, take my word for it. There's also 2 versions of this fruit, a green one with big seeds in them and the one shown in the video. They have different flavors but are tasty.

My grocery store on the little island of Isla Mujeres has a dedicated employee to scrape the stickers off the fresh nopales but you can purchase them completely sliced & cleaned over by the other cooled vegetables too (my choice so far but now considering the fresh paddles.

I didn’t know you people would consider this fruit “forbidden” lol. In many places including where I live, we eat this all the time. On top of being very delicious and healthy; it’s very juicy. And if you can’t find water for any reason, these will suffice for a while. We harvest them in the wild. And we peel them by; starting with cutting off the bottom part. Then a vertical cut through the skin, careful not to cut the fruit itself. Then we just pull the skin sideways (with the knife and the tongs) and roll the fruit out. It’s very practical but requires a little experience, especially if the fruit is too ripe. But it’s very simple, regardless. I saw children do it.

@bunniifangz

2 жыл бұрын

I’m guessing Arizona? Prickly pears are rarely eaten here in Texas (at least my part), but when I visited Arizona I was surprised to see these eaten EVERYWHERE.

@ldalexandrite

2 жыл бұрын

@@bunniifangz oh, no I don’t live in the Americas, I’m Mediterranean 😅 I didn’t know it was eaten that much in Arizona! I wonder how different it tastes

yknow after watching avatar I think I'm good when it comes to cacti

@NunezDesignReels

3 жыл бұрын

I do

@antekknapek4635

3 жыл бұрын

Everyone has watched avatar

@anthonybundock354

3 жыл бұрын

👀

@lemonke3774

3 жыл бұрын

I forgot you existed.

@anirudhviswanathan3986

3 жыл бұрын

Cactus juice is the quenchiest!!

“What this fruit” “Oh it’s a purple kiwi, you should squeeze it it’s very fuzzy” That’s how you lose a friend

@mohammadalhomsi9492

3 жыл бұрын

Fucking gold.

@WiththeDOdoubleG

3 жыл бұрын

Underrated

@blackshirts_and_breads

3 жыл бұрын

"Yeah, just rip it out and eat it raw. The skin is where the flavor's at."

@tanushbhansali

3 жыл бұрын

Underrated..... youtube should have rewards like reddit

@wi-fi6184

3 жыл бұрын

@@tanushbhansali youtube should have upvote-downvotes system like reddit so we could downvotes the likebaiter

6:48 "Oh Lordy, there's a thorn, there's a thorn! Aahh!" *grabs throat*🌵

The first wild edible I ever ate were prickly pear fruit because they are everywhere in southern California. Many of the local grocery stores sell the paddles since it is part of Mexican cuisine.

I tried prickly pear for the first time a few years ago. "Purple" is the perfect way to describe how it tastes. I would also say similar to dragonfruit

@massivredboi2646

3 жыл бұрын

Dragon fruit are generally sweeter and the seeds can be crunched through

@jpthepug3126

2 жыл бұрын

@@massivredboi2646 he did say similar

@natechicken685

2 жыл бұрын

@@massivredboi2646 well, avocado pitts can also technically be crunched through

@OrcaDaGuret

2 жыл бұрын

it's "ROKAKAKA" get it? No? Ok

@ZorrilloAlx

2 жыл бұрын

Both are from a cactus, so no surprise they taste similar, i don't know in other places but in Mexico i find tunas (prickly pear) to be sweeter.

As a Mexican I really loved that you made your research in Tunas and Nopales

@briaormead4239

3 жыл бұрын

He's such a cool guy in that respect. He loves researching stuff.

@SuperTriscraft5

3 жыл бұрын

Si

Also, varieties sold in most grocers are certainly less prickly. As much as I enjoy the pear, I prefer it now when someone makes the final product for me. I'm partial to the pear candies. Delicious!

Saw some prickly pear out camping one time and i wanted to try and prepare them, now im ready!!!

I once made prickly pear and lemon marmalade. Delicious.

@Ale-390

3 жыл бұрын

Recipe?

@michaelbushee3968

3 жыл бұрын

PLEASE. That sounds wonderful and I need it.

@jonahs92

3 жыл бұрын

לא ציפיתי לראות אותך פה חחח

@jamieisnotokay3298

3 жыл бұрын

Prickly pear lemonade is so delicious!

@michaelbushee3968

3 жыл бұрын

@David Bustamante Sorry 'bout that, it was a misclick on my phone.

Me who lives in Arizona: "Its free snack estate"

@bigtoefungusvs.friedpochun7612

3 жыл бұрын

tasty snacc

@PinaHyena

3 жыл бұрын

I imagine!

@summaryart9091

3 жыл бұрын

Very tasty

@PinaHyena

3 жыл бұрын

@@summaryart9091 It is! I did it yesterday!

@summaryart9091

3 жыл бұрын

@@PinaHyena nice

Thanks for this video. I discovered the tiny prickles and yes they did hurt for several days! I was so surprised by how good the fruit tastes!

this channel has THE BEST sponsor transitions, hands down

I remember being told a story many years ago about how fruit in the grocery store was wrapped in a tissue paper. There was a lady that would always come in and take the paper from the fruit to use as toilet paper. The person telling me the story was morbidly amused when a shipment of prickly pears came in one day wrapped in said tissue paper. That seemed to break the lady of her bad habits.

@automaton2953

Жыл бұрын

Why not just use toilet paper?

@travissmith2211

Жыл бұрын

@@automaton2953 in the neighborhood of the great depression. Also was a rural area in which many used the pages of an old Sears catalog in an outhouse. Toilet paper at that time was a luxury when luxuries were not sought after.

@left4twenty

Жыл бұрын

@@travissmith2211 i mean what else are you going to do with last weeks newspaper? Old news

@Green24152

Жыл бұрын

OH GOD NO

@victorangeloo.adecer2822

Жыл бұрын

@@Green24152 oh my goodness

adam going "oh lordy, there's a thorn, there's a thorn--! nah, i'm just kidding" is so peak dad.

@McFlingleson

3 жыл бұрын

Well, I believe he's mentioned in other videos that he has kids, so he is a dad.

The description you made of that spine in your finger triggered the phantom pains i get in my own hand from when i handled a cactus once.

Hey thanks Adam enjoyed Yr video , it’s CLEAR. & concise n judt the right pace

Here in Texas they grow the spineless variety at every strip mall and so many Mexican moms can be seen at picking them in the middle of some bank parking lot 😂

@GlitchedRed

3 жыл бұрын

I mean, if us Americans aren't gonna eat them...

@thefolder3086

3 жыл бұрын

I think they do have a few Gochids but no thorn.

@williampena197

3 жыл бұрын

Lol, literally I'm dying from the inside, I believe you 1000%, I can already imagine a Mexican woman that looks like Consuela with a vintage enamelware pot harvesting a nopal in a parking lot in San Antonio or El Paso, I'm surprised I haven't seen something like that by now, but at the same time I hardly ever visit Texas since I've moved.

@jeremiahbourne4449

3 жыл бұрын

If I seen a cherry/orange/almond tree in a public place you better believe if I want some, I'm getting some.

@williampena197

3 жыл бұрын

@@jeremiahbourne4449 I mean if the tree is in a public place, I guess the fruit is free, depending on the fruit, I'll gladly take some free fruit, I used to harvest loquats from a tree near a post office.

"Its scans your email for eligible receipts," ah yes, an app that scans your email and is definitely not stealing your information

@bharatsnair

3 жыл бұрын

Ikr made me very uncomfortable

@Shadowonshadows

3 жыл бұрын

Not really stealing if you're willingly participating in it scanning your purchases

@imbored7579

3 жыл бұрын

@@Shadowonshadows so you're just helping it steal from you

@apersoninthecomments9880

3 жыл бұрын

@@imbored7579 "here you go app, steal my information."

@OddJaguar15

3 жыл бұрын

My best assumption is that the way the app works is by selling this data to advertisers and stores so they can better sell you shit and make you waste your money more. I'm ready to hear about the scandal when people lose their accounts online because of a security breach on that app.

I collected a large, mature cladode (aka a nopal/pad) from a variety that I couldn't ID but chose due to the fact that it has very large, conspicuous spines (>3cm and thick as toothpicks) instead of tiny little glochids. It's growing nicely, can't wait for it to bear fruit!

your description of glochids is so accurate

I remember when I visited Mexico one year. I was walking down a dirt road with my sister and grandma. We suddenly stopped next to one of these plants. She took the fruit off and peeled it herself, by hand. Gave both me and my sister one. It looked like a flower bud covered with slime. I ate it and I thought it was so good. I never knew flowers could taste good. Too bad I never came back during that season.

@juanarredondo9763

2 жыл бұрын

ur grandma was used to the pricks then, i have an uncle who has thic skin palms on his hands and cuz of that, he grabs the cacti and nopales like nothing

@Nell-r0se

2 жыл бұрын

@@juanarredondo9763 fucking what? Lmao I didn't know people did that

@juanarredondo9763

2 жыл бұрын

@@Nell-r0se its evolution, or well, adaptation, like in the philipines theres a village of people who have adapted to stay under water for up to 15-20 minutes

@jikno98

2 жыл бұрын

Mexican grandmas do it all the time

@ExpandDong420

Жыл бұрын

I've seen old Hispanic people just tanking insect stings while eating them, years of that pain will make you numb to it

"Why I season the thorns, not the fruit"

@coll1287

3 жыл бұрын

uh oh

@bingpigs

3 жыл бұрын

sup omicron

@AlphaPlace

3 жыл бұрын

Hey, It's AlphaPlace if you remember me (I'm the owner of the server you joined when going through minecraft versions on the first stream)

@bean_pasteyt8246

3 жыл бұрын

@@danielalp6871 you havent uploaded any and he has, He has almost 21,428.55 x the amount of subscribers you have.

@Jason-xw5nq

3 жыл бұрын

What a surprise, hypixel youtuber on a food channel comment section

I have harvested prickly pear by putting the fruits straight into the food processor or blender from the plant-without removing any spines, and then strained through a pillowcase or other tightly woven fabric. It takes a lot of power to squeeze the juice out, but no one got even a hint of glochid on them.

Hey in New Mexico where prickly pear grow we pick them with tongs and rub them in the dirt or sandy dirt whichever they are growing in this actually does get all the needles off even the really tiny ones ~ u just rotate it around and rub in the dirt over ever part that is prickly ~ it seems tiresome but it is not it only takes a few seconds but rub lightly u know to not break the skin then we cut off the ends and open them up take out the seeds and dry the skin with the flesh on it in the sun or a dehydrator then it is a dried carry with you snack that is sooooooooo good! try it! ~

The specimen in the video is probably a more wild/ornamental variety. Sometimes ornamental varieties are quite tasteless (bland/vegetable-like). Edible (marketed) varieties have bigger fruit and are very sweet and fruity. When removing the skin, the outer quarter inch is vegetable-y and mucilage-y, the inside is fruity and has a watermelon like texture, they're usually eaten fresh (chilled if possible) seeds can be swallowed (easier than spitting them). There's at least 3 varieties green, orange and red (purple). The flavor is slightly different between the varieties. It's common in some rural agricultural areas to plant it along borders since it provides a natural fence, delicious food and requires basically no resources.

@dimakarakashev6281

2 жыл бұрын

It also stops fires and Humans. Best fence ever.

@geniuspharmacist

2 жыл бұрын

@@dimakarakashev6281Thanks for the info, I didn't think of it as a fire retardant. Only recognized its value in stopping animals. My dad told me once that back in the day nobody would buy cactus pears in rural areas because it was so common, abundant and virtually free. Now it's becoming expensive as people became more urbanized and started to realize its health benefits.

@patrickdeel4283

2 жыл бұрын

I once had some ornamental prickly pear fruit. I did not find it sweet. It wasn't exactly bland. I would liken it to a cucumber flavor. Was quite tasty. Perfect for spring green salad garnish if de-seeded and diced.

@leonflpqzhz4765

2 жыл бұрын

Here in Mexico I used to go to pick "tunas" with my cousins and my uncle. Some of us would buy cowhide gloves or just grab them with a bunch of newspaper as a glove and fill 19 liters buckets,then we brush off the small spikes rubbing it with more newspaper, make a vertical cut, peel it grabbing both sides of the skin and eat the juicy sweet fruit. But you shouldn't eat a lot or you would get constipated by the seeds.

@marleneclough3173

2 жыл бұрын

A nice syrup can be made from them

"It tastes purple." could NOT agree more.

@johnboyer4246

3 жыл бұрын

Like a crunchy purple with a hint of danger because you're afraid if a spike someone grew inside the fruit and is going to kill you

@comradesusiwolf1599

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah the fruit is a food dye

Here in Mexico we ate those a lot. We hold them with a fork, then proceed to cut the edges aproximatedly 1 cm thick, then we made a longitudinal cut and with the same knife open the skin and then simply extract the fruit. If you keep them in the freezer they taste better . My favorites are the pale green variety

I used to have a prickly pear cactus. The thorns were brutal-the slightest brush and where you had touched the cactus was fuzzy with countless thorns and lots of pain. I found that I had to use a sharp knife to scrape them out of my skin. I started wearing gloves to handle, and finally I got so frustrated, I got rid of the plant. Six months later was the last time that I got a thistle that was lying around after getting rid of that plant. I do enjoy prickly pear cactus fruit though. They show up in my local grocery store here in Canada.

I love to imagine walking down the sidewalk one day and seeing a random man with a pair of tongs and a giant bowl picking prickly pears from a random persons yard.

@maria.617

3 жыл бұрын

there's something very Xenophilius Lovegood about that description

@guardian35

3 жыл бұрын

Come to New Mexico. You'll see the fruit Everywhere! Seeing someone picking the fruit may be less common cause most people can't be bothered with the effort to clean/peal them but no one is gonna look at you funny if you do. But if you Do decide to go harvesting: stay away from the ones on private property or used on a businesses landscaping unless you ask first and don't be surprised if someone stops to ask you what you're making with them and if they can buy some when you're done. lol

@GeorgeChar95

3 жыл бұрын

@@guardian35 We do the same thing in my country (Cyprus). Sadly most people don’t know how to peel them so they buy them peeled from the grocery store, or just buy them with their skin and peel them at home. Sadly, in the city the cactus is not so common and people don’t like to pick them up if its not theirs, which also takes away the pleasure of eating many of them unlike in the countryside. Fun fact: A very easy way to harvest them is to take a large wooden plank or long wooden stick, and nail a metal can of food into it. Then, you put the fruit in the metal can, and try to snap it off from the cactus. What’s good with this method is that you can pick the ones that are high up on the plant that nobody bothers catching 😂.

@Sword_of_Saint_14

3 жыл бұрын

You are describing my daily routine

@swatkp

3 жыл бұрын

With a bunch of cameras on tripods around him 😂

What I learned: Owie owie owie owie owie owie P u r p l e Cutting the angry purple pear looks like a crime scene.

@miranazzal1918

3 жыл бұрын

I find this a very underrated comment

@juliaalvarez537

3 жыл бұрын

His name is Adam and he ate the frog Bibb friit

@garzajudith2797

2 жыл бұрын

Lol

@lardlover3730

2 жыл бұрын

Lmao

@randomguyonyoutube9955

2 жыл бұрын

Very hard he also said

Fun video! Living in Arizona, we have an abundance of this plant but I don't think enough people take advantage of eating them. I harvest the berries and make prickly pear jam. It makes a unique gift for the holidays. Saute the chopped pads with anything is nice. We love hot green chili with the pads.

These are sold here in germany too. Their german name is Kaktusfeige(cactus fig) and most people here probably know them from a 'beer mixed drink'. I usually just cut the fruit in half and then spoon it out while holding it with a paper towl.

Ah yes something more important than online class, how to eat a cactus.

@johntucker3695

3 жыл бұрын

I got 20 minutes let's go

@TheDNW

3 жыл бұрын

lol right

@SubatomicScale

3 жыл бұрын

based

@peixearrombado

3 жыл бұрын

You guys having class in january? KEKW

@emmiess3044

3 жыл бұрын

@@johntucker3695 lucky I still have 45 ;-;

Adam: How to eat cactus without impaling yourself Sokka: "Drink cactus juice. It'll quench ya. Nothing is quenchier. It's the quenchiest!"

@lumonetic1124

2 жыл бұрын

Moments minutes before disaster

@knightplatinum9676

2 жыл бұрын

Man i wish i could be as high as he was from that cactus

@alpharoam15chris51

2 жыл бұрын

Plot twist: he got pricked from eating a cactus and can't say the cr sound right.

@shitmultiverse1404

2 жыл бұрын

@@knightplatinum9676 take peyote

@k1llallhumanz208

2 жыл бұрын

Huh

I love Tuna & Nopales. The two ways my mom makes them is Pico de Gallo with cut pieces of Nopales. And my favorite is grilling it with a little salt. Perfect combo with grilling carne asada.

Been harvesting these for a minute here in Vegas where they're easy to come by and I can grab a hundred at a time. 1. Pick em with some slip joint pliers and cutters 2. Cut em in half, holding with fork 3. Use spoon to remove contents I can process maybe 2-3 per minute this way. I dump all the innerds into a jar, seal it up and let it ferment for a couple days. Prickly pear wine is good stuff.

Imagine seeing a middle aged man picking cactus fruits from an abandoned house's garden

@stuff6181

3 жыл бұрын

Thats when you turn around and run the other way.

@shibomi1

3 жыл бұрын

Rookie, imagine yourself harvesting the cactus while being judged by the neighbors.

@morristgh

3 жыл бұрын

In Spain you see people picking them from the side of the road all the time. Adam also kinda understated how easy it is to grow that plant. It's actually a pain in the ass to kill, because if you leave any leaves on the ground there's a decent chance it'll start growing again.

@DeRien8

3 жыл бұрын

@@morristgh My grandparents had an old one that I never remember seeing fruit on. Guess we weren't there at the right times of year. The chickens loved to hide in it though, good hawk protection

@ShovelChef

3 жыл бұрын

@@DeRien8 nice!

"i do very much like it raw" ok adam

@marcberm

3 жыл бұрын

Okay good. I wasn't the only one. 🤣

@ManOfTheWeek596

3 жыл бұрын

It's like he wants lewd ytp made from him

@marcberm

3 жыл бұрын

@@kster809 Lol yup!

@EricLeafericson

3 жыл бұрын

Did Ol' Dirty Bastard change his rap name again? I thought Dirt McGurt was stupid, now he's apparently this Adam Ragusea guy. Aw baby I like it RAAAAAAWWWW

@ShovelChef

3 жыл бұрын

@@EricLeafericson I'm glad somebody noticed!

Those prickly pears are GREAT !!!!!

Thanks, Adam. I've been very curious to try, but haven't for obvious reasons. At least now I have the first idea where to go.

As an egyptian, we also have a kind of prickly pear. The easiest way i know how to cut it is wearing gloves, you simply cut of the bottom and top and then you make a shallow vertical cut and then you’ll be able to remove the outer skin easily leaving the edible part only, Ps. I honestly enjoy eating the seeds of these things, my family can’t handle it but i’ll easily eat a dozen a day.

@cinderyw4438

3 жыл бұрын

That's the way to peel them off, fam Slicing it directly from the plant is a sure way to stingy hell if you forget to take away a tiny patch of skin and also you will throw away significant amounts of flesh from it. And as far as I've watched, those aren't plump enough- regular peruvian tunas are symmetrically round rather than looking like prickly gourds. I'd drench that neighbor's cactus once in a while.

@PalestinianLad

3 жыл бұрын

Exactly, we do the same in Palestine, the skin comes off very easily. I've never seen this purple variety though, the ones we eat are kind of orange colored. They are delightful and sweet, and you just eat the seeds with it, and they certainly do not taste "purple." 😂

@alostjagersoul1844

3 жыл бұрын

i was about to leave the same comment man, they Rock ! one of the most tasty things ive ever tried in my life

@threeme2189

3 жыл бұрын

@@PalestinianLad We do the same thing in Israel, just peel off the prickly skin and enjoy.

@mathewfarry7587

3 жыл бұрын

Same in Lebanon!

"I'm just gonna spike mine with a little-" White wine? "Tequila" *Oh...*

@EmptyCheetosBag

3 жыл бұрын

@@vlc-cosplayer I thought it was basically just Mexican vodka.

@aetu35

3 жыл бұрын

he said before already he prefers red over white for drinking anyway lol

@TheSkeletalQueen

3 жыл бұрын

@@EmptyCheetosBag kinda both

Nopales: once dethorned do not let them touch water, instead stir fry them with bit of onion a pinch of thyme and a pinch oregano, salt to taste. They will not be slimy. Or toss on the BBQ on the open flame until change of colour (the tone of green changes) or a light chard. Add lime juice and salt.

Thank you for this video! Super informative! 🙌🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

"cactus juice, it'll quench ya" "its the quenchiest"

@beefncheesearchives8650

3 жыл бұрын

ah yes, drunk sokka.

@embazr0

3 жыл бұрын

Nothings quenchier

@thepuzzler317

3 жыл бұрын

He looks like Ford from gravity falls

@ihatedio7513

3 жыл бұрын

A giant mushroom!

@espicfh

3 жыл бұрын

@@beefncheesearchives8650 I think high is more accurate

"I like it raw" - Adam Ragusea, 2021

@MCXL1140

3 жыл бұрын

2 kids. Confirmed.

@ileutur6863

3 жыл бұрын

@@MCXL1140 vasectomy, also confirmed

@ScrilboBaggins

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah baby i like it raaaaaaww, shimmy shimmy ya shimmy yam shimmy yay.

@NKolev-om9cg

3 жыл бұрын

@@ScrilboBaggins gimme the mic so I can take it away

@toolie1

3 жыл бұрын

@@MCXL1140 herpes confirmed

I saw my grandma peel one of these things once by hand and have been pretty brave around them considering there's a lot more spines than I gave it credit for. Her method: make a verticle slice from top to bottom. Not too deep just enough to reach the fruit flesh. You then use any part of the knife to lift up one side of the skin, stick your finger under and then run it up and down separating the skin from the fruit. If it's ripe enough the skin should just peel away in one piece with minimal fruit loss. 👌

I'm currently growing prickly pear to use as a flavor in my mead, glad to know how to handle it when it starts bearing fruit

"...And I do very much like it raw." Me too Adam, Meee too.

@GladiusTR

3 жыл бұрын

:) :I . . . : O

@kottonkandy0962

3 жыл бұрын

Cover your eyes children, this comment is _naughty_

@fsard3147

3 жыл бұрын

@@kottonkandy0962 How is it naughty i don’t get it uhh

@dryashes

3 жыл бұрын

@@fsard3147 in this sentence, "raw" refers to unprotected sex, so the comment is very naughty.

@fsard3147

3 жыл бұрын

@@dryashes oh uhh O-O

I'm mexican and Tuna season is one of my favorites, you can buy them in the market or already peeled on carts on the streets. But my dad is an expert peeler and he's taught me the best technique (which a lot of street vendors also use): after washing them (store bought come with less or no spikes but at home you can just run water over it and squeeze some soap with a sponge without touching the fruit and rinse it), you place them in a cutting board. With a fork, you pinch it on the side lengthwise, then with the knife you cut the top and bottom part of the fruit. Next, you can make a slit or slice the skin from top to bottom (parallel to the fork). Then with the knife, while holding the fruit with the fork, you lift a little of the skin and push it with the knife to "roll it" until the skin all around has come off. Then you lift the fork and remove the remaining part of the skin. This fruit is delicious and oh so fresh.

@maytizevb

3 жыл бұрын

Son gratis en la temporada de verano hay mucho nopal

@TonyValdezCeballos

3 жыл бұрын

Deberías de poner un video

@mcsmama

3 жыл бұрын

Sounds like you could do a great video of this! :)

@joselotl

3 жыл бұрын

I guess he is using another variety with thinner skin and more difficult to peel off.

@greek3950

3 жыл бұрын

I'm from South Italy and we use the exact same technique!

How you amused me with this video! :) From South Africa. Prickly pears (as these very sweet cactus fruit is called here), are something we have great respect for... and love very much! Good gloves are the best barrier to pick and process them. Tons of ways to consume them! Great jam! They are seasonally sold in shops- thorns and all in boxes of 6 or 12.

Chiming in pretty late here, but that looks a lot like the native Opuntia humifusa. (Which has bright yellow blooms in season.) They're reliably hardy up into Massachusetts and apparently parts of Ontario, and will tolerate a pretty wide range of soils and moisture conditions.

"This video was brought to you by the Macon Redevelopment Council. Use offer code RAGUSEA for 10% off your first vacant lot."

@SuzanneBaruch

3 жыл бұрын

I feel like this is a tragically underappreciated comment.

@KrisRN23935

3 жыл бұрын

INVEST

@adog3129

3 жыл бұрын

@@SuzanneBaruch yes

Every other human on this planet: How are you doing today Adam: *glochid*

@Andresortega-nd2js

3 жыл бұрын

*glochid*

@sarcasticeggs8998

3 жыл бұрын

*glochid*

There are also several types of the fruit, the most popular in Mexico is a green one that is also much sweeter and bigger than the purple ones. We peel them carefully with a knife by cutting both ends then making a vertical slice across the whole skin and then sort of rolling the fruit out of the skin, all these while minimally touching the outside or aiding yourself with a fork or using a glove or a cloth. They are really tasty and juicy, the seeds are hard but they’re small and barely a nuisance, you just chew the pulp a bit and just swallow everything. Tunas can also be made into a very refreshing beverage by blending them, adding water and serving it cold. As for nopales, the spines are easily removed by sort of scraping the outside of the whole leaf with a knife, in the direction opposite to the growth of the spines, no need for fire whatsoever. When they’re clean they’re cooked in a variety of ways, they are delicious when grilled or lightly fried. The ones in the video seemed not fully done, the color of the leaf needs to change from that vibrant green to a more dull and dark one. Also, they are rarely eaten raw unless they’re blended for their juice.

Prickly pears are relatively common in South Africa (though not sure if they are imported or not). A childhood treat with lots of fond memories. I just peel them by slicing down the long side and separating the skin from the inner fruit.

This guy: how to eat cactus without poking yourself Me: *laughs in Mexican*

@gogozeppeli9512

3 жыл бұрын

Can confirm. Mexican skin is invincible, and cannot be pierced by cacti thorns. This is proved by my mom who doesnt care about the thorns and goes full in when shes preparing nopales.

@engie8570

3 жыл бұрын

Engineer gaming

@ildlyn8966

3 жыл бұрын

everyone else: laughs at mexicans.

@echo5m

3 жыл бұрын

Laughs in arizonian

@joshgp3807

3 жыл бұрын

Only the chancla can hurt us

Her: what are we having for dinner? Me: T U N A

@MarXPaseos

3 жыл бұрын

In Ecuador South America is always called Tuna.

@toycat_99

3 жыл бұрын

in perú it's also called tuna though

@martinn.6082

3 жыл бұрын

Also in Mexico.

@stgo_g

3 жыл бұрын

Chile too 🇨🇱

@carlogustavovalenzuelazepe5774

3 жыл бұрын

Ponen el video como su las tunas mataran si no se preparan bien o algo asi XDDDDD

My dad used to always get these when I was a kid, and I loved it.

The "store bought" Fruit comes from the ficus-indica variety, which has bigger fruits often yellow or orange in color, it seems like the plant you were reviewing is the "stricta" variety, that comes with purple fruits

Me, living in the frozen north, having never seen a live cactus: *interesting...*

@enby-ralsei

3 жыл бұрын

i live in connecticut and the only cacti we have are the tiny ones you can buy in flower pots

@oakesaustin160

3 жыл бұрын

@@enby-ralsei opuntia humifusa is actually a native in connecticut, rhode island, mass, and new hampshire (among other non new england states). It's also easy to grow other species like fragilis and polyacantha. I have a bunch in my garden here in mass.

@CaptainShenanigans42

3 жыл бұрын

Anthony Thatcher I live in Winnipeg, so if I saw a wild cactus, I would assume I was hallucinating

@arminpetschelt8127

3 жыл бұрын

@@oakesaustin160 Have you ever seen them in nature? I'm from MA and have heard of them but it sounds like a myth to me...

@oakesaustin160

3 жыл бұрын

@@arminpetschelt8127 Yes I have. In Brewster MA they live up on the dunes a few hundred feet from the water. I assume they live in other sparsely forested areas too.

imagine if his neighbor didn't plant that cactus, this video would not have existed

@gdiaz8827

2 жыл бұрын

No life is a series of random events

Mmmmm love it reminds me of grape and kiwi mixed and slightly tougher

Prickly pear cactus fruit is my favorite jam, jelly, candy, and syrup. It is so so so good

"Don't pick the prickly pear by the paw, when you pick a pear try to use the -claw- *tongs* "

Can we just admire the smoothness of the transitions to the sponsors.

The glue method is good for stubborn splinters. For stuff like fiberglass and nettles I will press some duct tape over it and peel it off. Do it a few times peeling from different directions. Does a good job getting it out.

here in algeria we have a lot of varieties, we harvest them early in the morning when fog is still up, the humidity will make the spikes heavy which will prevent them from flying when they get disturbed, however, this purple variant is not often eaten, we prefer another one with a green to orange color that is also bigger in size and much more sweater, tastes better than dragon fruit.