Tuna

[rearlpettway]

Kendall loves tuna.

 

[Maro2Bear]

Looks like he's really enjoying it.

But, before I asked, I checked out ur ref to "tuna" ....

• Opuntia is a genus in the cactus family, Cactaceae. The most common culinary species is the Indian fig opuntia. Most culinary uses of the term "prickly pear" refer to this species. Wikipedia

• Scientific name: Opuntia
• The prickly pear is also called tuna pear or tuna fig, cactus pear, Indian fig or Indian pear.harvesttotable.com

 

[wellington]

Looks like he's really enjoying it.

But, before I asked, I checked out ur ref to "tuna" ....

• Opuntia is a genus in the cactus family, Cactaceae. The most common culinary species is the Indian fig opuntia. Most culinary uses of the term "prickly pear" refer to this species. Wikipedia

• Scientific name: Opuntia
• The prickly pear is also called tuna pear or tuna fig, cactus pear, Indian fig or Indian pear.harvesttotable.com

Thanks for that. I was baffled when I seen the tuna part and it was prickly pear. Never heard or seen called that.

 

[rearlpettway]

Looks like he's really enjoying it.

But, before I asked, I checked out ur ref to "tuna" ....

• Opuntia is a genus in the cactus family, Cactaceae. The most common culinary species is the Indian fig opuntia. Most culinary uses of the term "prickly pear" refer to this species. Wikipedia

• Scientific name: Opuntia
• The prickly pear is also called tuna pear or tuna fig, cactus pear, Indian fig or Indian pear.harvesttotable.com

Thanks for clearing that up for everyone.
In the grocery stores in Houston, Texas they are labeled, "Tuna",

 

[Maro2Bear]

Here in Maryland, tuna is known as Chicken of the Sea, and comes in tins packed in water or olive oil!

 

[Tom]

Cactus and cactus fruit is a common ingredient in Mexican dishes. Mexican grocery stores like "Tres Sierras" or "Vallarta" here call the pads "nopales" and the fruits "la tuna".