I went on a cruise recently to Mexico, Ensenada,
During the offshore excursion, I saw this small stand lining up with cactus fruits,
I had to order something from there.
Not too sure what I got from the lady (since she only speaks Spanish),
She peeled the cactus, chopped it up in big chunks, and asked if I want chili sauce with it,
How in the world do I know what she was asking for?
Well, at least I know chili, or chile, either way, I got my cup of chopped cactus with chili sauce-
The sauce tastes kind of like the plum powder people use for guava,
Just...spicier,
As for the cactus itself, it has a slight sweet taste, the texture is similar to dragon fruit, but a little bit harder...
By the way....I didn't expect so many seeds in the middle....
Good experience though! Never had fruit with chili sauce before!
I like this combination of tastes. It sounds exotic, but I imagine that it fits together.
ReplyDeleteTO Anja~
ReplyDeleteYeah it tastes "interesting" to me,
I like the cactus itself though, but so many seeds...way too many..
What a coincidence: I just posted about cactus pear today. I wasn't a fan at all...not sure chili sauce would have helped.
ReplyDeleteTo Olga~
ReplyDeleteHaha I'm still not sure if I ate it the way it supposed to be...I mean..so many seeds..how can someone eat the cactus like that..
This is interesting...I never saw this available in Ensenada during the day I was there! I did however see a lot of people selling carved pieces of rice and tacos. The chili sauce looks very unusual I have to say...
ReplyDeleteTo Eat Travel Eat~
ReplyDeleteI had an awesome seafood cevichi in Ensenada, probably write up a post later on~
Were you there on a cruise too?
Can you eat the seeds?
ReplyDeleteTo Vanessa~
ReplyDeleteI don't think so, I tried to eat it but it was so hard~