Eating ONLY CACTUS for 24 Hours in MEXICO!! (I Almost Died!!)

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  • Опубліковано 18 гру 2021
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    1. ANASTASIA’S HOME
    ADDRESS: Mlipa Alta
    INTERVIEWEE: Anastasia
    🇲🇽 FAVA BEANS, NOPALE AND EPAZOTE SALAD: Slice the cactus in small pieces. Grill the fava beans on the stove. In a pot, add boiled water, Fava beans, salt and epazote stems. When boiling, use a spoon to scoop out the impurities floating at the top. When ready, serve in a bowl and enjoy.
    🇲🇽 NOPALE SOPE WITH BEEF AND CHEESE: Tortilla making - flatten the dough made with nopal dough in the tortilla press then place on the grill to make the tortilla. Make multiple halfway cuts in the cactus. On a hot grill, place the cactus down. Add beef on the grill. Season the beef with salt. Add salt on the cactus. Add more oil. Flip the beef and cactus. Add cheese on beef.
    🇲🇽 NOPALE WATER: Add chopped cactus to blender, then pineapple, then sugar, then water and blend.
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    2. CARAJILLO
    ADDRESS: Av. Pdte. Masaryk 20, Polanco, Polanco V Secc, Miguel Hidalgo, 11580 Ciudad de México, CDMX, México
    WEBSITE: carajillomx.com/
    INTERVIEWEE: Chef Arroyo
    🇲🇽 GRILLED NOPAL TACO MADE WITH THINLY SLICED RIB EYE, REFRIED BEANS, THIN CHEESE CRUST, CARAMELIZED ONIONS AND ANT EGGS: place olive oil on cactus and sprinkle rock sea salt. Place it on the grill. Flip the cactus until ready. Take a small bowl and cut a circle into the cactus. Add the black beans and mozzarella cheese on top of the cactus. Place it face down on the grill. Add ribeye steak on the grill. Flip continuously until golden brown. Place the cactus down on a chopping board. Add beef on top. Add the ant eggs on the grill. Add the caramelized onions on the grill. Add the grilled ant eggs onto cactus base, then caramelized onions, then a slice of avocado.
    🇲🇽 CAPRESE SALAD WITH NOPAL: Take the cactuses and cut circles into it. Add lime and squeeze it onto the cactus. Mix it around with your fingers. Cut tomatoes into slices and put it to the side. Shred Oaxacan cheese. Cut another lime and place to the side. Sprinkle salt on tomatoes as well as lime juice. | Plating: place tomato on plate, then cactus, then tomatoes and repeat until plate is full. Add Oaxacan cheese in the center of the plate. Pour a little pesto sauce over the plate. Add pumpkin seeds on top. Add cilantro sprouts and leaves.
    🇲🇽 CORN BREAD WITH NOPAL JELLY & PRICKLY PEAR ICE CREAM: Dice boiled cactus. In a hot pan, add sugar to caramelize. Add reduction of goat milk with sugar and diced nopales and mix. Add water to ensure it doesn’t stick to the pan and burn. Mix. Turn off the fire. | Plating: Add cornbread, then Nopale syrup/jelly. Add caramelized popcorn. Add flowers. Add crumbled cookies. Add a scoop of tuna fruit ice cream.
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  • @BestEverFoodReviewShow
    @BestEverFoodReviewShow  2 роки тому +217

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  • @Hiana_08
    @Hiana_08 2 роки тому +1837

    I’ve been eating cactus my whole life and it wasn’t until I was older that I realized it was strange to other people. I love it grilled, in eggs, in pico de gallo, and in so many other dishes. If you get past the slimy part, it really is an amazing thing to try and is very important in Mexican food. If ever given the opportunity, try it!

    • @moniquejones6482
      @moniquejones6482 2 роки тому +44

      Right, it's fire and the prickly pear.

    • @cestlavie6063
      @cestlavie6063 2 роки тому +29

      Hello, can I ask how it tastes like? Cause I haven't eaten a cactus before and we don't have a cactus here.

    • @cestlavie6063
      @cestlavie6063 2 роки тому +8

      I'm just curious

    • @daniellozada3408
      @daniellozada3408 2 роки тому +40

      @@cestlavie6063 it tastes very good, slimy kinda like ocra

    • @jesuzo23
      @jesuzo23 2 роки тому +22

      @@cestlavie6063 it’s a little citrusy, almost a little acidic.
      The flavor is good, for me what gets me it’s the slimy texture. But depending on the preparation that texture sometimes is not present, I have had it raw in salads as well.

  • @serpadms
    @serpadms 2 роки тому +1040

    Sunny’’s food channel is the only one I’ve seen focusing in Nopales, and that is remarkable. Is very nice to give a windows to the world of such of underrated food such as the nopal.

    • @BestEverFoodReviewShow
      @BestEverFoodReviewShow  2 роки тому +126

      Credit to the befrs producers.

    • @satanramirezramos8367
      @satanramirezramos8367 2 роки тому +2

      Lmao we have at least cactus to eat

    • @batchagaloopytv5816
      @batchagaloopytv5816 2 роки тому +1

      go watch youtuber pisuarez he has nopales (tacos - quesadillas-tostados-gorditas etc)all the time

    • @serpadms
      @serpadms 2 роки тому +2

      @@batchagaloopytv5816 yes, but not the same quality videos.

    • @thefatone5225
      @thefatone5225 2 роки тому +1

      But he almost died??

  • @mocaqueche1
    @mocaqueche1 2 роки тому +320

    This plant is wonderful! I was diagnosed with stomach ulcers and find out that side effects from medicine I was taken were worse and will affect my heart. Getting out of the hospital one day, I remembered my grandma told me once that nopal will refresh my stomach, so I went to a mexican place where they make fresh juice and ask for nopal and water shake. The attendant keeps on asking me " are you sure, that's all you want?" I was still filling sick and nauseated. After taking like half of the drink I felt great. I started making this drink at home every week for 3 months and got cured. One day my coworker told me she was filling seak from her stomach and I advised to drink cactus, she was Caucasian and did not what kind of cactus to buy and I show her on a website, that day I kept on reading more about cactus and find out that by eating it or on a drink raw will neutralize the stomach acidity and that is why I was feeling so good after drinking it. I try this drink with a person that had a bad hangover and it work. I am not lying this happened to me and I have been able to help a lot of my closed friends just with cactus drink.

    • @lang-ed3bk
      @lang-ed3bk Рік тому +19

      i've been having lots of stomach problems lately; i will try cactus. there's a mexican grocery store near here and they also sell hot foods and stuff; hopefully i can find a cactus dish

    • @asherrogers2687
      @asherrogers2687 Рік тому +13

      @@lang-ed3bk I guess I should feel lucky to walk out behind my house and grab a nopal to snack on. I don't, but I just might now.

    • @nenasia6945
      @nenasia6945 Рік тому +2

      wow! ds is d best comment i have read on cactus

    • @ruthhernandez2922
      @ruthhernandez2922 Рік тому +8

      My aunt taught me the high benefits of eating raw nopales. I never add water when I cook them; they cook in their slime. They are delicious grilled!

    • @BigZac12
      @BigZac12 Рік тому +11

      @@asherrogers2687 before this, I had COVID for about a week. Quarantine in room with family at home, but they left and I secretly went outside. Then I decided to grab a cactus after some research, and cooked it. I felt so great after and felt like I needed to eat it everyday. So far I have been having great blood sugars, and I have been feeling better.

  • @josiecook2060
    @josiecook2060 2 роки тому +225

    It’s refreshing to see someone enjoy authentic food without being scared of the new flavors and textures

  • @josevillalobos1666
    @josevillalobos1666 2 роки тому +454

    Nopales are literally on the Mexican flag 🇲🇽. That’s how important nopales are to the Mexican people. Great way to highlight a staple that rarely is mentioned. Great video.

    • @PolychromaticZero
      @PolychromaticZero Рік тому +4

      mhm! it’s indeed a staple to the country. The pads on a prickly pear cactus are mainly eaten here, but someday, I’m going to try both thr fruit and pads. Off my own cacti.

    • @candycain1001
      @candycain1001 Рік тому

      We even say that you are so Mexican that you have a nopal growing from your forehead. Nopals are definitely a point of pride for us.

    • @rsd15161701
      @rsd15161701 Рік тому +3

      But its sound like Nepalese but Nepal people don't offended by this🤣

    • @edmcclendon9588
      @edmcclendon9588 Рік тому

      Good substitute when I run out of Okra.

    • @indigenousspinster_6665
      @indigenousspinster_6665 Рік тому

      @@rsd15161701how would it being called Nopal which comes from the Nahuatl word, offend a Nepalese person? 😂 It makes literally no sense how anyone can be offended by it, you’re picking this out of your ass my dude

  • @altitudeadjustment9989
    @altitudeadjustment9989 2 роки тому +371

    As an American living in CDMX, you have been doing this city justice. Keep pumping out episodes, this city is HUGE!

    • @BestEverFoodReviewShow
      @BestEverFoodReviewShow  2 роки тому +36

      Thanks a lot.

    • @lucindajenkins8693
      @lucindajenkins8693 2 роки тому +1

      @@BestEverFoodReviewShow can you talk more about the ant eggs?🥰🥰

    • @texanboiii562
      @texanboiii562 2 роки тому

      Mexico is in America too, you imperialist.😂

    • @altitudeadjustment9989
      @altitudeadjustment9989 Рік тому +2

      @Wildlife Warrior watch out for the boogeyman in your closet!

    • @altitudeadjustment9989
      @altitudeadjustment9989 Рік тому +3

      @@lucindajenkins8693 I can! Escamoles. They taste like roasted nuts but texture is creamy like well roasted garlic. Super delicious, you'd have no idea you were eating any eggs if you weren't told. It's like caviar of the dessert.

  • @lostpelican1883
    @lostpelican1883 Рік тому +89

    Mexico is underrated as one of the world's truly most beautiful countries. The wild desert, the farms, wildlife, birds, the big blue agave against a purple sunset. The clash of modern & traditional blends so bright & colorful in CMX, it's a loud and fun exciting city! I miss it! My gran especially loves the pickled nopalitos.

    • @mrt1ckleclown445
      @mrt1ckleclown445 Рік тому +6

      Can’t forget about the yellow colour scheme

    • @Arthurfiji
      @Arthurfiji Рік тому +5

      Great place my rating would be 8 out of 10 but the gangs and corrupt government brings my score to about a 4 out of 10, now I wish it wasn't that way but it's jut the way it is sadly.

    • @themexicansensation2698
      @themexicansensation2698 Рік тому +2

      @@Arthurfiji as a Mexican cartels for the most part leave people alone. They try to leave the violence in between themselves

    • @Adamz678
      @Adamz678 Рік тому

      @@themexicansensation2698 Yeah like the decapitated corpses hanging by their feet on overpasses.

    • @whome1202
      @whome1202 10 місяців тому +1

      @@themexicansensation2698man don’t talk if you don’t know the cartel picks on anyone they see a beautiful girl walking they will take her they see a family with money like driving a nice car and having nice things you bet they’re gonna stop that family real quick

  • @dandelion1627
    @dandelion1627 Рік тому +51

    I wish we have all these authentic Mexican cultural foods in the USA cities. Watching this video is making me super hungry and I want to go to Mexico City and eat all these delicious foods.

    • @adrianpa2654
      @adrianpa2654 Рік тому +3

      I'm 100% sure it grows in the States too

    • @jeremyfisher8512
      @jeremyfisher8512 Рік тому +3

      Come to south texas. I live in central and I could still go out any day of the week and just take a nopal home and cook it. Not to mention the mexican food shops that have all the spices you’d need.

    • @jeremyfisher8512
      @jeremyfisher8512 Рік тому +1

      It grows like weeds especially in my area

    • @Kelbie.Sturgis
      @Kelbie.Sturgis Рік тому +3

      You can get cactus in California being it grows here.
      Also Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas ..
      pretty much any dessert
      There's a large Hispanic population.
      Someone will cook it for you if you ask I've been eating Nopal since I was a kid.
      You can get authentic Mexican food in the states..
      Just depends on where you go.

    • @thegothicvulcan807
      @thegothicvulcan807 Рік тому +1

      I just cook it myself

  • @ahmedfayed5191
    @ahmedfayed5191 2 роки тому +208

    the tuna [cactus fruit] is very popular here in Egypt . We call it تين شوكى
    By the way , I really like this mexican series .

    • @BIGup4daTUNE
      @BIGup4daTUNE 2 роки тому +7

      Andddd how do u say that in english?

    • @havenhh4141
      @havenhh4141 2 роки тому

      😊 Hola amigo! 💖

    • @DistractedDaisy
      @DistractedDaisy 2 роки тому +4

      Omg I tried like 8 different tunas this summer. We went on a hunt on the ranch and they were so yummy!

    • @lanaa.4350
      @lanaa.4350 2 роки тому +2

      Teen shawki
      Spiked figs in Arabic

    • @sadedx
      @sadedx 2 роки тому

      @@BIGup4daTUNE prickly pear

  • @motivateme4194
    @motivateme4194 2 роки тому +372

    Those farmer's bare hands peeling the sharp needles is priceless. Mexican cuisine is magical, especially if you try it from taquerias run by abuelitas who do everything from scratch.

    • @altitudeadjustment9989
      @altitudeadjustment9989 2 роки тому +4

      They peel fresh cactus at the Walmarts here, no joke. Very common sight.

    • @anthonydlt99
      @anthonydlt99 2 роки тому +7

      My grandma peels them barehanded too you’ll always get pricked a couple times wearing a glove is kinda frowned upon but to each their own😂

    • @DaNUTTY1
      @DaNUTTY1 2 роки тому +8

      My grandma doesn't wash her hands before or after she poops

    • @anthonydlt99
      @anthonydlt99 2 роки тому +16

      @@DaNUTTY1 sound like you eat good

    • @abdulalhazred4224
      @abdulalhazred4224 2 роки тому

      @@DaNUTTY1 wash them with ur tongue i believe

  • @1MissEllyLove
    @1MissEllyLove Рік тому +41

    Nopales are pretty common here in Texas 🤠 I think it tastes like greenbeans with the slime of okra. It's especially tasty pickled and loses the slimeiness. It is definitely an underrated food! 💚🌵🌮

    • @davidaf9280
      @davidaf9280 Рік тому +4

      Lo coses en agua hasta que hierba con sal y ajo y luego lo enjuagas con un colador y se le quita lo baboso .

    • @xchorro
      @xchorro 11 місяців тому

      tex mex is an abomination 🤣

  • @tonystraub6212
    @tonystraub6212 Рік тому +22

    It's not just the food reviews you do, it's also your great personality that make your videos great.

  • @niniseno2496
    @niniseno2496 2 роки тому +98

    I love how the cactus is cooked for different meals. It's beautiful to witness this culture of Mexico! Thank you Sonny❤️

    • @AliMohamed-ig7ll
      @AliMohamed-ig7ll Рік тому

      هل له تاثير علي الصحه او بيعمل مشاكل هضميه

  • @user-hl6ls8sv4t
    @user-hl6ls8sv4t 2 роки тому +54

    It grows well in Arizona. Good fruit too.
    Blend raw with coconut water and lime and some berries or the nopal fruit in there with a lot of ice and it is the most refreshing drink ever. Super hydration
    Lots of ice like a slushy and you won’t feel the slime
    Maybe a leaf or two of mint

    • @motmiguelcustodio8476
      @motmiguelcustodio8476 2 роки тому

      Amma make this

    • @user-hl6ls8sv4t
      @user-hl6ls8sv4t 2 роки тому

      @@motmiguelcustodio8476 tell me if you like it or not

    • @donnaculp362
      @donnaculp362 2 роки тому

      Prickly Pear ( as it’s called here in Memphis Tennessee) grows like a spreading Weed here ❣️. LOVE IT ❣️. Best Jelly Ever ❣️😁🥰

    • @user-hl6ls8sv4t
      @user-hl6ls8sv4t 2 роки тому +1

      @@donnaculp362 prickly pear jam is delicious on toast or a PB&J sandwich

  • @crosswarren6761
    @crosswarren6761 Рік тому +9

    My auntie was born and raised in Mexico and man I believe they have some of the best culinary traditions in the known world.

  • @sanjeawaut
    @sanjeawaut Рік тому +30

    I really like the way he describe taste of every meal. ❤️❤️❤️

  • @StreetFoodTVCambodia
    @StreetFoodTVCambodia 2 роки тому +641

    His videos are always amazing. The cactus leaves are also popular in Cambodia 🇰🇭.

  • @danieltorres5422
    @danieltorres5422 2 роки тому +73

    As a Mexican I love to include cactus in all of my meals, it is so rich and healthy, I love to include them on my diet plan, morning scrambled eggs with cactus it one of my favorite breakfast meals, great video!!!!

    • @yazminavila8090
      @yazminavila8090 2 роки тому

      Los Nopales son un verdadero manjar !! 👌 🇲🇽 ♥️

  • @popjele3761
    @popjele3761 Рік тому +7

    Thank you Sonny for uniting the world through your travel vlogs. You make us proud of our cultures and respectful of other people's

  • @alecapin
    @alecapin 2 роки тому +4

    4:58 “Hace cuatro años…” interpreted as “Three years ago…” 😂

  • @Rari1022
    @Rari1022 2 роки тому +476

    You guys are crushing this series! I've seen many travel food shows and hosts cover Mexican food and this is the best I've ever seen. Diverse foods, great shots, editing on point and excellent cohosts. I look forward to every video. Bravo BEFRS team!

    • @teekotrain6845
      @teekotrain6845 2 роки тому +4

      Great team, great vids, co hosts, and of course the show would not be anywhere as good without Sonny hosting! Love every single episode

    • @Chris-gc1hw
      @Chris-gc1hw 2 роки тому +4

      Spot on! Exactly what I was thinking. I wish Mark Wiens, the Food Ranger and Sonny would do a collab since they are on the same side of the planet currently

    • @arieldayna25
      @arieldayna25 2 роки тому

      Heyy Rari

    • @lazzarrow2909
      @lazzarrow2909 2 роки тому

      HOLA RARI

    • @PrisTvv
      @PrisTvv 2 роки тому +2

      Exactly

  • @xivmercenary
    @xivmercenary 2 роки тому +98

    I remember the first time I had nopal. It was 1995 in Mexico City, freshly cut in Tablas Del pozo Ecatepec Morelos estado de Mexico.
    My aunt, may her soul Rest In Peace, grilled the Nopal, added some lime and some salt and gave it to me with a tortilla. I was 5 years old and I loved it. Till this day, it’s one of my most fond memories. I miss her so much and every time I eat nopal, it reminds me of her. She gave me the love of nopal lol

    • @jackchan8262
      @jackchan8262 Рік тому +3

      I appreciate and admire your story, bro. Rest in peace and greatness to the beloved. Also, I tried nopal in Arizona. Didn't know it was called nopal though, but I love it.

    • @mrnastymrnasty
      @mrnastymrnasty Рік тому +1

      Aww, that’s touched my heart. God bless your aunt.

  • @DoktorHaafurrge
    @DoktorHaafurrge Рік тому +6

    Whoever mixes the music for these is pure genius

  • @soniakiwi
    @soniakiwi Рік тому +8

    When I used to be a vegetarian this was one of my go to "vegetables" 🌵. Mom and I would cook it in scrambled eggs, veggie hash, tacos, and juice. If you are vegan or vegetarian, I highly recommend this vegetable. You won't be disappointed.
    P. S. I like to forage tunas to make juice and I found it good for the immune system. 💚💚💚

  • @anagonzales9140
    @anagonzales9140 2 роки тому +40

    A lot of UA-camrs when they go to Mexico yes they do eat nopales but I don't see nobody going to the fields thank you for that 🧡🧡🧡

  • @hught6885
    @hught6885 2 роки тому +328

    I live in Los Angeles and I recently started to include cactus with my burritos when I saw some people do it at my local food truck. I actually like it…its texture is like Bell Peppers to me. Nopales…now I know the word in Spanish! 😃

    • @cachifli870
      @cachifli870 2 роки тому +11

      Cook it and put salt

    • @Guwig
      @Guwig 2 роки тому +8

      Technically isn't Spanish, is a náhuatl word, but is used in Mexican Spanish as well so local people considered a spanish word

    • @moniquejones6482
      @moniquejones6482 2 роки тому +2

      It's fire as a salsa, but the prickly pear fruit are good too.

    • @RainbowAceOfSpades
      @RainbowAceOfSpades 2 роки тому +1

      Which food truck have it?

    • @jotingodelacola760
      @jotingodelacola760 2 роки тому +1

      Definitely not the texture is similar to okra

  • @nationalskyline
    @nationalskyline Рік тому +1

    Wonderful episode as usual; Herman was such a great guest! He has a ton of charisma!

  • @mctown972
    @mctown972 2 роки тому +115

    Huevos con nopales (scrambled eggs with cactus) it's one of the best breakfast you can get😋

    • @Sporkonafork1
      @Sporkonafork1 2 роки тому +2

      Ah, good memories from my grandparents house 🙂

    • @altitudeadjustment9989
      @altitudeadjustment9989 2 роки тому +2

      I like nopales and corn for breakfast:)

    • @pisageegee2424
      @pisageegee2424 2 роки тому

      Or chorizo, nopales and egg for breakfast, brunch, lunch and dinner...ummm ummm good!

  • @stephanieclark796
    @stephanieclark796 2 роки тому +53

    That slime in the Nopal also protects your stomach when you eat tons of spices. That's why you find it so much in taquerias - or you will find sliced cucumber....refreshing! And Queso Oaxaca is sooooooo good, my favourite, along with the Queso Ranchero hmmmmmmmmmm.

    • @Queenb-qq5le
      @Queenb-qq5le 2 роки тому +1

      Aloe Vera juices as well help with protection & stomach digestion.
      Mexican stores usually carry a variety of aloe vera juices products.

    • @davidgutierrez8297
      @davidgutierrez8297 Рік тому +1

      Try grilling two nopales with queso in between. so good.

  • @hickerbilly45
    @hickerbilly45 10 місяців тому +2

    I love Sonny's sense of humor. Would love to break bread with him!

  • @eduardoromero4064
    @eduardoromero4064 2 роки тому

    Best ever food review show you deserve so much More recognition I been fallowing for years and I can just binge watch your channel I'm glad you finally went to Mexico trust me there is so much interesting foods and classic real Mexican food I wish you could try

  • @402BIGROB
    @402BIGROB 2 роки тому +104

    I grew up in a Mexican house hold and we ate nopals every week lol I didn't really like it as a kid but I love it now!

    • @Warchief187
      @Warchief187 2 роки тому +4

      Same

    • @papajeff2138
      @papajeff2138 2 роки тому +5

      Its also eatten in the Caribbean in speacial dishes we call it cassi we love it in Antigua and Barbuda

    • @kevinmendez8443
      @kevinmendez8443 2 роки тому

      After a eating every week I got bored of it

  • @with_me_JAPAN
    @with_me_JAPAN 2 роки тому +260

    When I first saw the title of this video, I wasn’t sure if it is going to be appealing food 🌵It turned out that watching how local people grow and cook the cactus, now I want to taste some of the dishes!😋💓

    • @ricardosandoval7471
      @ricardosandoval7471 2 роки тому +9

      You can get literally a pound at Safeway for like less than $2, if you are vegetarian this is like literally a golden meal, mix it with potatoes or eggs

    • @cachifli870
      @cachifli870 2 роки тому +12

      There called nopales some times grow a small red fruit looks similar in the inside to dragon fruit some good vegan food

    • @dana102083
      @dana102083 2 роки тому +1

      @@ricardosandoval7471 how much do you need to eat for 20g of absorbable protein?

    • @youtube.silenced.m
      @youtube.silenced.m 2 роки тому +15

      They're delicious! I make 'nopales con costillas' (cactus with pork ribs). 🍖🌵

    • @89josemagana89
      @89josemagana89 2 роки тому +4

      @@dana102083 its a good volume food. 200 grams is 2 grams of protein and 32 calories

  • @katrachosps
    @katrachosps 2 роки тому +1

    I ate it raw with just a bit of salt and a little hot salsa, also on a salad with olive oil, basil tomato and red onions, a bit of sea salt, and cooked with pork in green sauce.

  • @kennethdegooyer7229
    @kennethdegooyer7229 Рік тому

    Excellent video. I´ve really gotten into nopales. The cactus that grows wild in Southern CA works for both the fruits and the pads !!

  • @vladimirputindreadlockrast812
    @vladimirputindreadlockrast812 2 роки тому +238

    When I was a little boy in California, the Mexican family that took care of us taught us how to pick, peel, and cook nopales. Underrated, but Hollywood will figure out a way to make it more expensive than unobtainium if they find out about it.

    • @DA86MISSKISS
      @DA86MISSKISS 2 роки тому +12

      Right. I've eaten it all my life. It was weird hearing "Not in America". They're sold in many places; especially if you're looking for what's "Different"...

    • @JohnnyJQuest
      @JohnnyJQuest 2 роки тому +2

      @@DA86MISSKISS you can find them any where there isn't a Whole Foods lol.

    • @theonewhoknows3351
      @theonewhoknows3351 2 роки тому +3

      My local stores sell them pretty cheap in California

    • @Hpt96
      @Hpt96 2 роки тому

      I doubt it. I was raised I. The desert and there’s no way in hell they can harvest THAT MUCH cactus. The entire desert is covered in it. 🥴 and jumping cactus are the worse.

    • @felix.mp3639
      @felix.mp3639 Рік тому +3

      my family literally picks them off a nopal plant while going hiking. its free so why not take it

  • @henning33sud58
    @henning33sud58 2 роки тому +311

    I think Mexican cuisine is one of the best in terms of health, freshness and broad variety of food. Wauw. New level.

    • @annettecaitlyn1058
      @annettecaitlyn1058 2 роки тому +23

      I agree. I spent a year in Mexico in my teens & I loved it. Beautiful country!

    • @calk515
      @calk515 2 роки тому +5

      Indeed.

    • @elgrangadsby
      @elgrangadsby 2 роки тому +7

      La cocina Méxicana es patrimonio cultural de la humanidad!

    • @zamiaramirez1390
      @zamiaramirez1390 2 роки тому +3

      @mindfulness223 its cause you’re eating big ass portions. Also heard people say you’re eating like a construction worker but sitting on your butt youre gonna get fat

    • @chaosswa-ee-ty5911
      @chaosswa-ee-ty5911 2 роки тому +8

      I think the healthiest diet has to go to those who live the longest. Mediterranean and Italians.

  • @armandocervantes629
    @armandocervantes629 Рік тому

    This is amazing ,I’m actually eating grilled cactus 🌵 right now
    You both are a dope duo
    🇲🇽

  • @cenns6224
    @cenns6224 Рік тому

    Nopal is amazing! And Chef Juan! So happy to see him in here, he's an amazing chef!

  • @utkarshg.bharti9714
    @utkarshg.bharti9714 2 роки тому +107

    Cactus has proven to be a very resilient plant. Pretty sure it has amazing culinary applications. More power to our Mexican friends.

    • @Numtan2023
      @Numtan2023 2 роки тому

      ua-cam.com/video/skd9qU4TriI/v-deo.html

    • @ClubClassicLow
      @ClubClassicLow 2 роки тому +3

      Thanks fam

    • @swizzleproxi4810
      @swizzleproxi4810 2 роки тому

      Vert true I'm growing it and It's been through yearly frosty months & still it pops up year after year.

    • @soniakiwi
      @soniakiwi Рік тому

      Perhaps a nopal biryani comes to mind.

  • @FairyNiamh1977
    @FairyNiamh1977 2 роки тому +102

    You were in Texas, how could you have missed Nopales? It has an okra taste/feel and the tuna (the cactus fruit... prickly pear) is tart and delicious.

    • @zalz82
      @zalz82 2 роки тому +14

      I thought the same thing. They’re everywhere here in Texas.

    • @charleyu5506
      @charleyu5506 2 роки тому +7

      Because it's mainly eaten by the mexican american population it's not very main stream yet

    • @user-bq5qj9gf3k
      @user-bq5qj9gf3k 2 роки тому +3

      @@charleyu5506 It’s actually quite mainstream here, and has been for years. I remember trying it during cultural appreciation day at school 15+ years ago. It’s gained a lot of popularity.

    • @dragons_hook
      @dragons_hook 2 роки тому +3

      @@user-bq5qj9gf3k cultural appropriation day!!! 🤣🤣🤣

    • @carlosrobles7470
      @carlosrobles7470 2 роки тому +1

      Nopales taste like okras? Wtf. Okras eeewwww

  • @Todayisanewday.
    @Todayisanewday. 2 роки тому +2

    I love eating nopales!!
    1)Try it raw with a little bit of lime juice and salt (it’s amazing) even better when the nopal is cold.
    2)when doing a barbecue take advantage and sprinkle some salt on it and grill it on both sides until it turns a grayish green color.
    3) cactus salad is great for barbecues as well. Chop about 5 raw nopales into small squares and boil with half an onion and a small bunch of cilantro, add salt to taste. Once cooked drain and rinse a little. Chop the other half of the raw onion, about 3 small tomatoes, a bunch of cilantro, squeeze half of a lime and add salt to taste.
    Enjoy (please make sure it’s a clean nopal, no spikes)

  • @ruthie8466
    @ruthie8466 Рік тому +2

    Whats better than comedy n food put together? just discovered your channel n i ❤️ ❤️ it.

  • @mentat1341
    @mentat1341 2 роки тому +215

    This guy looked like he would be fun to hang out with. His reaction to the raw nopale was funny. Its actually good!

    • @puffdaddy69
      @puffdaddy69 2 роки тому +4

      Definitely knows how to have a great time! And I’m pretty sure he’s down to try anything so the party will be wild!!

    • @nahor88
      @nahor88 2 роки тому +1

      I wish I knew how to cook it better... I've tried putting it in curries and stir-frying. Neither worked too well.

  • @rohieram724
    @rohieram724 2 роки тому +61

    The foods and people of Mexico are most intriguing and quite different to what we are accustomed to in America. Thank you for educating us who watch your show.

    • @sophoursasmr1099
      @sophoursasmr1099 2 роки тому +3

      Yes you are right

    • @veterano4095
      @veterano4095 2 роки тому +1

      They are different the ones in the U.S new generation are stupid

    • @rohieram724
      @rohieram724 2 роки тому +3

      @@veterano4095 do you mean all of the people who eat at Taco Viva and Chipotle, then claim that they ate Mexican food?

    • @veterano4095
      @veterano4095 2 роки тому +2

      @@rohieram724 nah am talking about the people they’re different

    • @carlosrobles7470
      @carlosrobles7470 2 роки тому

      In America? Or United states. America is a big continent not a shithole country

  • @AnimeToons
    @AnimeToons Рік тому +8

    🤤

  • @ZenThruAnger
    @ZenThruAnger 2 роки тому +2

    Nice, I was looking for a hardy large producing and healthy plant to grow and eat. These grow wild in my region too, and I know of the fruit being edible but did not know about using the young tender pads of the cactus. Now that I see all the things you could make with it, I'm sold on growing a few. Thanks!

  • @msgypsyqueen
    @msgypsyqueen 2 роки тому +58

    “Mexico is amazing, I guess”... OH.. It is SO AMAZING!! My weekend is Mexican cooking.. ❤️❤️❤️🎉🎉🥰

  • @elgrangadsby
    @elgrangadsby 2 роки тому +44

    La cocina Méxicana es considerada patrimonio cultural de la humanidad! Buen provecho amigos!

  • @softberry9907
    @softberry9907 Рік тому +17

    This one was brilliant 😂 I’ve eaten it before in Mexico 🌵 tasty

  • @gabriellegonzalez4284
    @gabriellegonzalez4284 Рік тому +6

    when i visit family in mexico my stomach usually takes a couple of days to adjust to the food so i live mostly on nopales for the first week lol asados con sal y limon 🫶🏼🫶🏼🫶🏼

  • @jtyoung706
    @jtyoung706 2 роки тому +46

    This Mexico series has been my favorite of yours so far....you definitely need to go back! Nopales are delicious!

  • @arturoguerra6429
    @arturoguerra6429 2 роки тому +26

    There are programs among México and countries in África and Asia to teach them how to produce and cook nopal, in many countries are unknown the many benefits it brings, it does not need irrigation, it resist dry seasons, it is healthy, you can burn the thorns and feed the cattle and avoid they die from thirst. Nopal is going to be a global food soon.

  • @MrNandiuxx
    @MrNandiuxx Рік тому +2

    The best video talking about Mexican Food Nopales is the best and healthy food ever! Thank you guys!

  • @applesauce9982
    @applesauce9982 Рік тому

    thank you for highlighting our culture and its delicious food !

  • @JessGuan
    @JessGuan 2 роки тому +106

    Sonny is such an amazing host and love that he actually integrates himself into the culture. Respectful yet so fun!

    • @Numtan2023
      @Numtan2023 2 роки тому

      ua-cam.com/video/skd9qU4TriI/v-deo.html

  • @thisisyang820
    @thisisyang820 2 роки тому +41

    I should be sleeping...but here I am feeling hungry! Everything looks yummy!

  • @Channel01837
    @Channel01837 Рік тому

    i love that cactus thingy, its so good!!

  • @plotagonroy7997
    @plotagonroy7997 6 місяців тому

    Something new learned all the time, thank you!

  • @kitty2sweet2b4gotten
    @kitty2sweet2b4gotten 2 роки тому +48

    Sooo cool, I use it for my hair and skin. Never tried eating it though. We grow this in JA 🇯🇲. Very interesting.

    • @gladysamdeso2623
      @gladysamdeso2623 2 роки тому

      How please?

    • @warlockostia
      @warlockostia 2 роки тому +2

      i think u mean a different kind of cactus, aloe vera, don't u?

    • @laura83perez57
      @laura83perez57 2 роки тому +1

      It's aloe vera

    • @shellysimpson7979
      @shellysimpson7979 2 роки тому +3

      I use it in my hair too. And i soak it and drink it.. Its easier to drink than aloe vera. Its also good for pain. My granma use to heat it on put it on sores. In the country we call it tuna.

    • @ashaniabaker5115
      @ashaniabaker5115 2 роки тому +2

      @@warlockostia no we actually use that type of cactus for our hair in Jamaica... not only aloe

  • @smylietime
    @smylietime 2 роки тому

    This is awesome! Very insightful. As a Kiwi, I had no idea how versatile cactus truly is!

  • @ladybugforest3687
    @ladybugforest3687 2 роки тому

    Nopal is one of my top 5 favorites 😍 foods.. I loved this show.

  • @andyatmosphere
    @andyatmosphere 2 роки тому +16

    Cactus are very medicinal and regulate sugars in the body. They’re also very good for inflammation.

  • @pablofarias8674
    @pablofarias8674 2 роки тому +40

    Growing up with my culture I can assure you we eat them raw,grilled and I guess pickled? They are amazing in most dishes!!! :) thanks sunny for bringing the nopal to all of us who fallow you!! Happy holidays!!

  • @ManuelGarcia-im9ob
    @ManuelGarcia-im9ob Рік тому +9

    Nopales are the absolute bomb 💣 any way you fix them,,,, my favorite way is picadillo style with tomato, onion, cilantro & a little bit of green chili.
    And that is good with anything, beef, pork, chicken, fish, shrimp & even just with some frijoles de la holla, wow I want some right now 😋😋

  • @reginakim3313
    @reginakim3313 Рік тому +6

    I made a homemade cactus salsa - it was delicious it goes well on anything- I think next time I’m going to try it on Cottage cheese with a fire roasted poblanos or red chili:) maybe with bean and cheese papusa:)

  • @dollyhanson9215
    @dollyhanson9215 Рік тому

    You're the best when it comes to authentic ethnic food. You give the best reviews. Not kidding because many foods are prepared differently, but your able to give a great review of the differences. Keep going buddy!

  • @looig0131
    @looig0131 2 роки тому +19

    They do have them in the US. Well I'm in Texas. And you can even eat them in your smoothies. Very nutritious. The Tuna is something we eat as well. The fruit from the top of the cactus. I Love Nopales.

    • @reginakim3313
      @reginakim3313 Рік тому +1

      I love cactus
      fruit it’s so yummy with a lemon squeeze add some herbs like a mint and maybe add some watermelon juice - I got creative with it - all the thirst quenching flavors:)

  • @lizatl1
    @lizatl1 2 роки тому +13

    This video..and the food...were excellent. I have a small, but a lovely cactus garden in my front yard. It blooms about twice a year and has magnificent, yellow flowers that originate from the little tunas on the ends of the pads. I have considered digging the cactus and planting other flowers. Your video has changed my mind, but I will plant more pads in pots and share them with friends. I might even try some cactus recipes. Your friend was delightful, witty and a great foil for you. Hope to see him visit you again.

  • @damocsell
    @damocsell Рік тому +1

    On a 3 day wilderness survival weekend we lived mostly on Nopal (prickly pear) the fruit was great the pads were tolerable cooked but raw the slimeyness turned us off. We also used the cactus pads on occasion for water emergency.

  • @PhyliciaATL
    @PhyliciaATL Рік тому

    Love your personality ❤

  • @avemaria3673
    @avemaria3673 2 роки тому +26

    I loved this review about nopales, so Mexican, even our flag has it, the eagle is placed on top of a nopalera (the whole plant which "leaves" are nopales) maybe I missed seeing some salads with nopal, those are made with a base of steamed nopales and a great variety of ingredients

  • @blimolhm2790
    @blimolhm2790 2 роки тому +7

    This channel is amazing, I'm not even that big of a foodie but the whole mix of interpersonal experiences, hilarious host and perfect editing keeps me coming back. The essence of humanity and the internet

  • @lizzybbizzy6447
    @lizzybbizzy6447 Рік тому +22

    I’m Maltese and we eat the “tuna” in English we call it “prickly pear” it is so delicious we love it
    This was a great show really enjoyed it the bloopers are so funny 😆

  • @berthamelendez9185
    @berthamelendez9185 10 місяців тому

    Mexico is amazing I agree ❤❤

  • @_BURRBANK777
    @_BURRBANK777 2 роки тому +20

    Anyone else put nopales into their pico de gallo?😋

  • @DeathDeathDeathDeath
    @DeathDeathDeathDeath 2 роки тому +27

    AMAZING Video! that High-end Nopal is savage! These are the examples of the new modern cuisines and dishes that we as Professionals in Mexican Gastronomy are working to give to the local customers and the whole world, that the most basic can be the highest Tier and even delicious, and as you can see we are already starting to see foods and dishes that went from DRY to JUICY ! !

  • @NofreedomofspeechonYouTube
    @NofreedomofspeechonYouTube 2 роки тому

    1st course looks awesome.

  • @roskichan3001
    @roskichan3001 2 роки тому +1

    Those look delicious!
    I wanna try one!

  • @hjdadz497
    @hjdadz497 2 роки тому +4

    I really like your videos. Even if I haven't taste the food in your videos I can still feel how it taste because of the way you describing it and the ingredients as well. I'm hoping more videos from your youtube channel so that I can discover new exotic foods that I haven't heard before. Thanks to you sir.

  • @chrissnell688
    @chrissnell688 2 роки тому +6

    I love this guy, one of my favorite UA-cam people of all time. Keep up the great work

  • @shanelletrujillo5419
    @shanelletrujillo5419 Рік тому

    Thank you for sharing 🧡💛❤

  • @xXMeameamusicXx
    @xXMeameamusicXx Рік тому

    Omg...I grow it for the fruit & throw the petals away.☹️ Happy to finally see many ways to prepare recipes using nopal cactus. Thank you. Enjoyed watching your video🤓

  • @dariodiaz5200
    @dariodiaz5200 2 роки тому +8

    What an amazing video. This is one of the best videos I watched in your channel. My favorite 5 cuisines in the world are Mexican, Indian, Italian, Thai, and Israeli-Middle Eastern. You just reminded me which one moves to the number 1. What a fantastic video. Perhaps in your next trip to Mexico you can focus on the diversity of the food and tackle all seafood dishes?
    I am hooked to your channel.
    Thanks again for bringing happiness to the world!
    Cheers

  • @GypsieT17
    @GypsieT17 2 роки тому +5

    It's nice to look at different world foods 😋 it makes me want to try it 🤗
    It all looks absolutely amazing and refreshing 👌🕊💕🙏

  • @scetchport
    @scetchport 2 місяці тому

    Excellent vid and fun.
    Outback QLD Australia here.
    So much prickly pear cacti available out here.
    I'm definately adding this to my diet.
    💪👍

  • @Amigrifo
    @Amigrifo Рік тому

    Qpdo que en carajillo usan tubos de pvc para redondear los nopales jajaja no hay un molde de galletas o algo? 12:29

  • @Thennix
    @Thennix 2 роки тому +34

    Damm I so want to go to Mexico, the food there seems so good.

  • @r3drift
    @r3drift 2 роки тому +9

    The nopal and pineapple agua sounds incredible. Ugh imagine throwing in pomegranate which is huge in Mexico too and many don’t realize that.

  • @midaaguilera1663
    @midaaguilera1663 2 роки тому

    My family is from DURANGO and my hubby is from MICHOACAN. I was born and raised here in chicago & California. We were raised eating Nopales. Here is a few ideas
    Nopales con huevo( scramble eggs)
    Nopales con chili de guajillo
    Nopales con carne
    Salad with Nopales
    Quesadilla con nopales
    Nopales con pineapple agua
    Nopales con aloe vera y garlic drink
    So many ways to combine Nopales with..🙂

  • @teresafernandez9849
    @teresafernandez9849 Рік тому

    I'm Mexican American, we eat nopal all the time. Grilled with lemon juice, in a tortilla with fresh salsa, one of the most nutritious things u can eat! Love them with short ribs and red chili sauce, make it every Day of the Dead, bc it was my Nana's favorite. They are good raw in a picadillo salad. cactus dishes, especially cactus Mexican omelette, r delicious and cactus helps every part of ur anatomy, from the top of ur head, to ur toe nails! Cactus blossoms r beautiful and turn into the sweetest cactus fruit. Tunas, (prickly pear), r so sweet and refreshing!

  • @vuul6093
    @vuul6093 2 роки тому +16

    This episode was simply amazing, I love this series cause I’m from New Mexico and really thought Mexico was just cartel stuff but this is helping me understand the scope of Mexicos beauty

    • @isabelv.f1495
      @isabelv.f1495 2 роки тому +3

      😑

    • @ydoUcare7137
      @ydoUcare7137 2 роки тому +12

      SMH please stop watching Narcos on Netflix

    • @vuul6093
      @vuul6093 2 роки тому +6

      You guys leave me tf alone I’m learning

    • @anaisbiblis5056
      @anaisbiblis5056 2 роки тому +5

      y no me nieges que en tu pais no se vende droga o que te crees primer mundista para denigrar a los demas por no ser ricos . que la gente deje de consumir drogas en el mundo para que en mexico ya no mueran mas las personas por el cartel . Pero si tienes miedo no vengas a mi pais a denigrar con tu mente retrograda .

    • @carloscarlin114
      @carloscarlin114 2 роки тому +4

      It's ok, here in Mexico we believe the US is all about school shootings and Nazis/cops killing people of colour.

  • @ATrainTravels
    @ATrainTravels 2 роки тому +13

    All green is the way to go! Let's go Cactus!!

  • @adventureswitherezi7721
    @adventureswitherezi7721 Рік тому

    This content is really awesome. Absolutely love it😍

  • @emeraldtax6024
    @emeraldtax6024 Рік тому

    This is one of my favorite channels!

  • @anweshapahan2921
    @anweshapahan2921 2 роки тому +17

    Mexican food is surely my kind of food ❤️.

  • @xogmaster
    @xogmaster 2 роки тому +8

    I think I've seen every single video on this channel lol. I don't comment much but I just wanted to leave this here and say thank you to the team at BEFRS for dedicating so much of their time and lives to creating this content. I hope you've enjoyed making these videos as much as I've liked watching them!

  • @andrewbees5705
    @andrewbees5705 Рік тому +1

    Eating this with egg, a Pico de gallo type salsa or just grilled during a carne asada is so good

  • @genevabrantner365
    @genevabrantner365 12 днів тому

    Prickly pear tunas makes the best jelly. Also delicious raw. It is so sweet and makes a dark ruby colored jelly.