Re: Opuntia

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From: "helene.pizzi" <helene.pizzi@tin.it>
To: <A.Vinciguerra@aarome.org>
Cc: "medit-plants" <medit-plants@ucdavis.edu>
Sent: Saturday, May 03, 2003 5:04 PM
Subject: R: Opuntia

> > Could anyone comment on which vars of Opuntia as used for 'tunas' - the
> > pricly pear fruit eaten in some parts of the Med and Middle East. Is it
> > a desert fruit, is it dried, made into a paste, where does it appear in
> > a meal, what is it used for?
One has to be EXTREMELY  careful when handling and
> > peeling it, because the "thorns" are really vicious. A fork is
> recommended,
> > never touch the fruit with ungloved hands.
> > I have friends who know tricks and secrets abotu this fruit- how to peel
> > safely, etc- and I will ask them some tips for you.
Hi, What they do here in Ibiza is put the fruit in a sack along with some
sand and then toss the fruit in the sack ...this effectively removes the
little spines,which I know to be very nasty if you get them in your
skin...sort of a cross between fibreglass and thorns...the fruit is
delicious though
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