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I am interested in how people cook with this stuff. I've heard of BBQ jackfruit but never tried it. There are cactuses everywhere where I live now, how do I eat them?

i cook with cactus all the time. you can take a whole paddle, stuff it and bake or bbq it. cut it open and put in some onion, oaxaca cheese, lil cutup cactus (nopalitos), salt, pepper, bay leaf, mushrooms, etc.. then just bake it for a while or throw it on the bbq.

mostly though i cook with the nopalitos you can get in a jar. i put these in stir fries and mexican dishes like huevos mexicana to go on tortillas. a big hit is a real simple stir fry of onions, garlic, ginger, chic peas, nopalitos, soy sauce and cumin with some brown rice.

jackfruit, i dunno. always see it at the asian market but never ventured.

first time ate cactus didnt feel it. going to try it again. thanks.
you should try jackfruit i've made it a few times since posting this. really good. just slow cook it in a rice cooker or whatever, add cajun spices, then eat it with bbq sauce or whatever. make sure you get the canned stuff in brine or water. first time i got the stuff in syrup and it was terrible.

i've used jackfruit before, but it has to be young jackfruit in a can. seabirds and union street make a mean jackfruit sandwich. i was working on a post of how to duplicate them, but the pictures were lost. sorry.