The cacti also grow brightly colored flowers and develop fruits called prickly pears (or tunas in Spanish) that also have thorns. The nopales are the fleshy pads of the cacti. Opuntia cacti are ...

Nopales, also known as prickly pear cactus pads ... thorns by sliding a sharp knife in the direction counter to how they grow. Lie the pads flat on a cutting board, trim the edges, and remove ...