Lol! Here in Mexico you can find nopales everywhere, they are really tasty and healthy.

That guy looks badass, doesn't matter what he's doing

Now I am hungry for some cactus

I freaking love nopales! My parents are from Mexico and we cook them on a skillet for about 3-5 mins on each side, serve with steak, rice, and beans. Add some lime, salt, and tapatio (or any hot sauce) to the cactus and it's delicious.

Next just add some diced onions, tomatoes, and some cilantro well some peppers too, and you got your self the best salad in Texas

Lots of antioxidants, also anti-inflammatory properties and theres some studies that show that it can help lower blood sugar level in people with type 2 non insulin diabetes, not to mention lots of fiber, unfortunately you don’t see too many down here in Florida, another great video 👍

Man i didnt even know these were edible There are thousands of these planted in my city, next time i find one you can be sure imma take it home for dinner

me: watches this the cactus at the window: please no, no, no, NOOOOOO oh yeah big boy comment status

Ah man, I REMEMBER THESE lol Mom used to cook these. Nepales' we call them in Spanish as you stated. She used a knife to scrape off the thorns, then she would cut them in slices, and cook them with a red salsa and shrimp flavored "loaf" (My best guess..I never knew what the loaf itself was). This part might make you laugh and agree with her: I would complain and tell her I wanted "American food", meaning mash, burgers, etc.. My ignorance of course. And she would tell me to be quiet, and eat. And she would add that I WAS eating American food. Food that the Natives ate from here to South America lol.. in her best English, "Shut up and eat your food. When I was little I wish I could eat like how we eat now, you don't know what hunger is" God bless my mother.. I miss her very much. Nepales. I like them now though :-)

lol a little salt should do the trick.

Thanks for this video. I have watched many survival shows and videos where the person was searching for wild food to eat and walked past so many cactus with no mention that they were edible. I have eaten them many times and love them. Great job Bob.

“Nothing sappy, nothing *toxic* ”. My 10 year old self: Panik

I love nopales , it’s a new food for me . I’m used to the fruit not the flower , which I must try soon . The rest is delicious on tacos . Thank you again.

Gotta put some butter and garlic on it...MmmmMmm

Me: about to fall asleep because there’s nothing interesting on my recommended page. Bob Hansler: HOW TO EAT A CACTUS Me: *_interesting..._*

If you have access to the kitchen, a veggie peeler makes short work of those spines... But out with your blade, after you scorch off the little spines, scrape it down with the edge of your knife. Cook like you did, let it rest a minute... Then you don't have to eat around the spines. Yum!

I raise cactus just for various culinary uses. Usually I pickle them, but will do other things as well. I'll have to try this.

i line my nopales with red salsa and you can also cook them with eggs

I live in Sicily and they are everywhere. We eat the fruit all' the time .deliziosi. we dont Cook the plant but we use it raw to cure stomach ulcers and stomach inflamations and heart burn. On an empty stomach cut in pieces or as a smoothie

Not the most interesting video... but it is information that is invaluable if surviving in the South.

just harvested and pickled a few pounds. burned then boiled them before pickling. love to cook them in with brussels sprouts, onions, and other greens. totally yummy!! Love your channel. Miss my camping days from Boy Scouts (about a thousand years ago!)

I love cactus. So many ways to cook it and its always bomb.

I was wondering about this for awhile Bob... Thank you for making this vid!

They are really good man.. i grew up eaten nopales..

wow cacti are very cool plants!

Nopales and tunas I love I use to love nopales cooked on a grill but I will eat it regular it's pretty good

We have plenty of those here in southern Arizona and I've eaten different varieties but it would have to be a case of VERY HUNGRY to go looking for them ! Thanks for sharing !

Another great video with loads of information ! Thanks for making it.

Love your videos man! I'm one of your subscribers! Keep em coming.

Keep doing what your doing man. Very interesting vids

I love your vids man, please keep sharing. I'm a subscriber.

The pulp is where this superfood nutrients are, great job!!

These are everywhere in my town, especially along the fences!

I'm about to just go and grill my self some cactus! 😀 thanks for making me crave it✌

Shrimp patties in a tomato sauce, some of them bad boy nopales sliced in.. actually, a lot of them.. you've got yourself a heck of a treat

Thanks. My abuelavs knife was almost as big as yours. :) I grew up eating nopales con huevo & la tuna.....I haven't tried it raw or eaten the flower. Next visit to the ranch.

I'm in NE Kansas and we have PP. Transplants can be found in S. facing flower beds and in the wild on S. facing stone out croppings. Now we're getting Armadillos!

Didn't know you could eat cactus I need to try that one day😋😋😋

You can get one of those mature nopales and cut it in half plant it on the ground, best in spring time and you have some at home. Plant a row and don't let them get too big. I use a knife to remove the thorns. Another cool video.

Lol cactus pads 😂 just sounds funny I super love nopales.

as a basic survival teacher i found this to be a great video !

I love all your videos.. very informative.. I was just curious as to how your eyes are.. I've not seen anything new.. I have kept you in my prayers..

Great video bro always good to learn new survival skills👍😆

Looks good, i would reccomend getting a super sharp light food prep knife like a mora which can run quite cheap. Remove all the spikes b4 cooking imo but either way works

Yea I will definitely go to the desert and cook a cactus

you grabbed the exact one I was looking at since the beginning

Cactus with snake habaneros tortillas and bean so delicious

Imagine walking into a restaurant and say I’ll take the cactus

i tought the prickly. pear vid was cool my father showed me about them here in Alabama they are good

good video, love these primative videos

Good stuff. I grow and eat that stuff 🌵 best to eat the very young pads that the thorns have not developed. Use a good knife and shave it from the bottom up then cut the edges off. I like cutting mine in long strips and cook with salt pepper and garlic. Add onions and chopped tomato if you like. Cook till cactus gets a little slimy. And done. Very good with corn tortillas and refried beans on the side or mixed in taco 🌮. 😋✌️. Thanks for sharing your videos Awesome stuff

Hi ya Bob! Seen this video, definitely had to watch because I have 5 “small” cactus plants, I now know they weren’t ready to eat yet, but at the x I didn’t know and have eaten 2 pads (their about a foot tall) I really love the taste, problem was, I’d made wooden tongs like n another of ur videos, w/knife scraped glockets/thorns off, didn’t feel like I had any n me till I woke up, man oh man, they were all over me like I’d slept with the plant, it wasn’t miserable, just very irritating. I found a plant at the lake, knew only of the fruits then, wrapped it n a towel, dug it up, planted n a pot to contain it from spreading (now, I WANT IT TO SPREAD) it did good 5/6 years, spring of this year it looked pretty much dead, picked up single fallen pads, separated others and stuck em in another pot, they r growing good. Going to replant In ground giving bigger space....Bob, is there a certain time for transplanting them????? Thank u

once its cooked and sliced you can season however you like.lemmon pepper. salt n pepper.limon juice .treat it like asparagus. just example's

I love me some nopal! Tastes like pickled green beans. Great video, thanks.

I had Cactus Pad once and the little blond needles stayed in my mouth forever lol. They remind me of avocado meat but less buttery. Not bad but don't forget to burn off the thorns.

Thank you for saying nopal!

I'm gonna have to try that.

Had me at Cooking cactus lol.. cold prickly pear with lemon and tajin 😎

Where I live in Western Nebraska (by the WY border) we have small PP's with red flowers on them. We occasionally see a few other colors, but not as much as the red ones!

Thank you for sharing this

Cool videos dude!

I'm in Canada where we have 0 wild cacti like that but now I wanna come to Texas to try it lol

Ilove Nopales,I make whit carne asada.tomatoes onions. Chile seranos verde y cilantro y,tortillas,de maiz, y,arroz y unos frijolitos.

Im from Dallas and cactus is a common side dish. Tasty if seasoned well.

Unos nopalitos en tiras y bien asaditos son el mejor acompañamiento de unos tacos 💕

The back ground looks where I live The Rio Grande Valley. I remove the pricks the chop them up boil them for a while the add garlic onions pepper, cumin some red chili powder add some knorr some cilantra and listo.

Ive been watching a lot of survival video and mostly its yours, because i really really want to go for a little bit of "adventure" after this pandemic hehehe

you want the smaller greener pads . they are sweeter and less tart👍🏼 cool vid

My neighbor has a massive Bush I transplanted some this summer into my yard..I'm going to try this. Thank you. I tried some of the fruit but didnt care for it. I got scarred on my arm from transporting it.

Yes in north Mexico and Texas we eat (Nopales ) that bread of Captus

I like to cook them in a medley with onions and peppers with my fajitas.

Now I’m hungry 😋 for cactus

Most interesting.Thanks

cows love that type 9f captus after the thorns have been burned off my dad a rancher when there many captus insted of buying feed or hey he lets them enjoy them

Fascinating...

Add cactus to pico de Gallo 🤤🤤

Nice video !

M from India.. der r plenty of dem in my village .. I tasted d fruits . It's tastes almost like kiwi.. I din knew des paddles r edible .. m gonna try dem next tym ..

Hmm I think me going to try it

I love cactus, but did not know you can eat the flower, thank you.

Love it💓

It be a good adventure

Dam that knife is sharp as all get out

Good video keep it up

the best way we eat them is clean them up first cut them up in small peaces then cook them in a cooking pan with some scrambled eggs they taste good but alot of my peoples eat them just straight out of the grill too. thanks for sharing the video i know most people don't even know they are eatable..

This guy is surviving off wild animals and I am over here eating instant ramen noodles Edit: thank you for the heart ☺️☺️☺️

These are great with scrambled eggs

I think it would be nice diced and thrown on top of a salad as a little extra flavour.

how edible are these though? i think i read somewhere about them making you sick if you eat too much of them. would like to know more about this. also i hear they can hydrate you, would also like to know how effective they are at hydration

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I should try this next time I see a cactus

I have a type of cactus which when you get the smaller ones about 4" to 5" long I can grab it with my bare hands rub with my palms and eat it raw which tastes like green beans as close as I can describe the taste. I know of no other cactus which can be handled or eaten as such. As for the other types of cactus I only eat the young smaller ones which are tender. The large the tougher.

Some of these on a grill. Score it rub in some salt. With some carne asada. So good

Never tried salt and paper with cactus but has to be a must try type of food! Thanks for the tip hahahahahaha jk barely caught it

It all tastes good, salt and PAPER to taste.

I shave the spikes off with my knives. It's easy. Just a few on top, cut it off, shave the rest off. Saves on firewood.

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260000 people: I know I won't get stranded in an oasis or forest but I'll watch it anyway

I live in AZ., Got the 700th Thumbs Up!!

We heat them up for our cattle with a homemade flamethrower lol