My Son’s Exotic Fruit Challenge: Prickly Pear Fruit

My son’s second Exotic Fruit Challenge: Prickly Pear Fruit (also called Tunas or Cactus Fruit).

Reminds us of: pomegranate crosses with melon.

Texture: like Honeydew melon but with larger and harder pomegranate-like seeds.

Flavor: like kiwi.

Verdict: pretty good but have to get used to the mealy/mushy texture and not sure if we eat the seeds or spit out like watermelon.

The fact that this fruit grows in the desert makes it a small miracle. Somehow it feels unfair to compare it to tropical fruit.

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6 thoughts on “My Son’s Exotic Fruit Challenge: Prickly Pear Fruit”

maryanne @ mama smiles says:
April 13, 2018 at 12:41 pm
When exotic foods are mealy/mushy like this I always wonder if they are supposed to be that way or if it’s because we are getting fruits that are not fresh from the tree (or cactus).
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1. Pragmatic Mom says:
  April 26, 2018 at 11:42 am
  That’s a good point! I saw the fruits on the cactus growing in San Antonio and it really looked interesting… they were on every cactus leave on every pointy part.
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Xyra says:
April 16, 2018 at 4:49 pm
I think they have used this in an episode (or two) of Chopped. The judges probably made a comment about what to do with the seeds. 🙂 Otherwise, this looks really tasty! I will have to pick one up.
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1. Pragmatic Mom says:
  April 26, 2018 at 11:47 am
  What fun to see it on Chopped!!
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Jessica says:
April 23, 2018 at 2:04 am
Lovely post! Exotic Fruit Challenge reminds us of: pomegranate crosses with melon. Texture: like Honeydew melon but with pomegranate-like seeds. Flavor: like kiwi. Verdict: pretty good but have to get used to texture. The fact that this fruit grows in the desert makes it a small miracle. this also looks delicate.
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1. Pragmatic Mom says:
  April 26, 2018 at 11:57 am
  Thanks so much Jessica!
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