I'm going to get better at this! I've eaten Nopales (Prickly Pear Cactus Pads) many a time in Mexico--and its pretty good. And its fresh and wild and free if you pick and prep it yourself. We need to get better at cutting out the spines in a reasonable amount of time--but then...we'll never starve, even if we wind up lost in the desert! And we'll be all hopped up on Vitamin C too. Tastes kind of like a slightly tangy Okra, meets Green Pepper, meets Green Bean? Fresh, sauteed, boiled, its all good.