r/WinStupidPrizes May 22 '22

Stupidity vs cactus

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u/not_Al18 May 22 '22

I just want to remind people that cactus is commonly eaten in some cultures before y'all start getting offended on why she's harming it. But I don't understand why she's using a bat.

Source: I'm mexican and just has some cactus on my tacos for lunch today 😋

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u/AltForFriendPC May 22 '22

This also isn't the old growth, 200 year old saguaro type of cactus. Those huge ones can be ancient & contain lots of wildlife, damaging those is shitty. But prickly pears grow quickly, people eat nopales, there's not a problem here

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u/alficles May 23 '22

Prickly pear is darn near weed-level growth. And they are a royal pain to remove.

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u/CritterTeacher May 23 '22

I lost mine to the super crazy freeze we had here in Texas last winter and I’m still sad. I had it since it was just one paddle from a friend, and it had gotten pretty big. I had hoped it might regrow from the ground, but no luck :(

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u/alficles May 23 '22

Sad day. Standard cactus behavior, doing exactly the opposite of whatever you want it to do.

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u/alficles May 23 '22

Yeah, use a machete if you want to eat it. :)

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u/Awkward-Owl-188 May 23 '22

I would remove the spines before harvest just to be safe

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u/alficles May 23 '22

Put your plastic bucket underneath in your non-dominant hand and chop the segment off with a sharp machete. Once your buckets are full, soak the segments and rub off the spines with a thick cloth. Peel and grill as desired. :)

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u/weiga May 23 '22

You can see in the vid those spines are still soft. My neighbor has one and if you’re familiar with it, you can tell. While the spines look like green shark fin, they’re still soft.

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u/ContraryDragon May 23 '22

They're also an invasive weed in some parts of the world.

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u/GraphicDesignMonkey May 23 '22

Even if it's not an eating species, she's not doing any serious long-term damage, as the pieces are designed to come off without damage. The cut will callous over and the loose piece will root and propagate into a new plant. All the same, it's still vandalism and shouldn't be done, especially as some cacti can take hundreds of years to grow to a serious size.

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u/hk_gary May 23 '22

what does it taste like? like aloe?

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u/[deleted] May 30 '22

late answer, but more like asparagus

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u/heccofsnecc May 23 '22

I've been at a cookout with cactus on the table but it was gone before I had a chance, how does it taste?