NOPAL
Nopal
Nopal is from the the Opuntia family, subfamily Opuntioidae. There are approximately one hundred and fourteen known specie endemic to Mexico. The nopalito is a vegetable made from the young cladode segments of prickly pear, carefully peeled to remove the spines. These fleshy pads are flat and about hand-sized. They can be purple or green. They are particularly common in their native Mexico, where the plant is eaten commonly and regularly forms part of a variety of Mexican cuisine dishes, it can be eaten either raw or cooked. It can be used in marmalades, soups stews and salads, as well as being used for medicine or as fodder for animals. Farmed ...The above text is a snippet from Wikipedia: Nopal
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nopal
Noun
- A prickly pear cactus from the genus Opuntia, especially .
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