tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2990228674596406666.post5287981990991191653..comments2023-10-21T09:08:33.554+01:00Comments on Around the world in 80 markets, and more: The 'Turkit' and its Prickley pearsKatrinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04663690784541815542noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2990228674596406666.post-30146533301973845982009-10-30T23:31:52.685+00:002009-10-30T23:31:52.685+00:00It looks like the Spanish word comes from Taino. T...It looks like the Spanish word comes from Taino. The word for tuna (fish) is: atĂșn<br /><br />http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=VTYBbGybtNEC&pg=PA215&lpg=PA215&dq=tuna+cactus+origin+of+word&source=bl&ots=MBGYTPWoBt&sig=OdiWJmYFotYzfSpYVKudCdw6CiI&hl=en&ei=b3brSsC6NYy5jAey8fmUDQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=5&ved=0CBwQ6AEwBA#v=onepage&q=&f=false<br /><br />Also, according to wikipedia, nopales and tuna come from the same cactus, originally native to America (and thus introduced to Turkey, Greece, Spain etc)DMPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14581378930969729014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2990228674596406666.post-43704685161884745082009-10-30T23:21:05.281+00:002009-10-30T23:21:05.281+00:00'tuna'?? why tuna? there's no fishy co...'tuna'?? why tuna? there's no fishy connection..is there?Katrinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04663690784541815542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2990228674596406666.post-87609429710251763942009-10-30T23:17:11.055+00:002009-10-30T23:17:11.055+00:00They are called 'tuna' in Latin America, a...They are called 'tuna' in Latin America, and they are a very popular fruit in Chile and Ecuador (and elsewhere in the Americas). In Chile, I had 'tuna' juice all the time - although it was more common to see the green-fleshed ones there. The red fleshed one you bought here is beautiful! <br /><br />I think that you can also eat the actual cactus (called nopal in Mexico), although I'm not 100% sure it's the same cactus.<br /><br /><br />The spines are really annoying - they don't seem like they would hurt that much, but they really do.DMPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14581378930969729014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2990228674596406666.post-649174559421620282009-10-11T20:48:48.706+01:002009-10-11T20:48:48.706+01:00aha! so I was right (well, partly) about it being ...aha! so I was right (well, partly) about it being nice squeezed into a drink!<br /><br />keep them coming!Katrinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04663690784541815542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2990228674596406666.post-76441902518222498372009-10-11T19:38:52.150+01:002009-10-11T19:38:52.150+01:00Yes, these are cactuses that grow everywhere in wa...Yes, these are cactuses that grow everywhere in warm mediterranean countries usually beside the road and remind to me russian chertopoloh but big plants with the fruits on top instead of flowers. I knew that they are eatable but never tried them untill recently in Malta we had a nice liquor from them.It appears to be a traditional Maltese drink, a bit sweet as I like :))Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16460850639518616090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2990228674596406666.post-81964254411595450002009-10-11T18:33:33.188+01:002009-10-11T18:33:33.188+01:00yeah, I've had a few in Spain, picked them off...yeah, I've had a few in Spain, picked them off these massive cactuses myself - using fig leaves - and still getting the splinters in my fingers. Can't say I was impressed either, but I gather it is full of vitamins and something else good, and I vaguely recall you can do some cooking with it - jam? pudding? soup? - not sure.Alexnoreply@blogger.com