They grown with passion in the south of Italy and are loved by most if not all of my family in Puglia. afraid to spend the money on them and then let them sit while I figure out how to eat the darned things ! I first learned to love “ufigghi d’india” as a child when accompanying my Sicilian mother and grandmother in cactus fields here in central California… We had no trouble with the fuzz “stinging” us being that before harvesting the fruit we’d pass burning newspaper over the fichi which would eliminate any problems and wouldn’t harm the frond (leaf)… If growing cactus for its fruit do not water the plant during the summer being it’ll think it’s winter and won’t produce any fichi. Strain the mixture through a fine collander/sieve, continually squishing to extract as much juice as you can. Fichi d'India were an Italian comedy duo made up of Bruno Arena (12 January 1957 – 28 September 2022) and Max Cavallari (born 8 July 1963), both actors and cabaret artists.

S. for university and later began her family there, but has never drifted far from her Sicilian roots. As Fi asked what was wrong, I began a sentence with “I feel like…” but it quickly morphed into a series of mild moans of pain.He wants none of it because he knows that unity runs out the front door as bitterness sneaks in the back. For those of you who aren’t familiar with prickly pears, you’re probably wondering what they taste like.

I was also informed that in Sardegna it is turned into a jam and used as a filling for their renowned tilicas biscuits. They are full of seeds (edible) and many non Sicilians may not like them but they really are worth trying. Rosetta's profound love for and attachment to the traditional ways of her native Sicily, along with its cuisine, literature, history and visual and performing arts, represent an important part of her life.

So yesterday (before I saw this post), I cut one open for my hubby and I to share, and we actually tried to eat it spitting out the tiny hard seeds! Devotees of this delicacy have different models of the fica d’india gatherer according to the dimensions of the fruit. The pears are obviously have spines that might cause you trouble once you touch them with your bare hands. It’s a bit small but big enough to go over the fruit and twist off from a safe distance and not get prickles.

Some like to feel the crunch of the seeds between their teeth, while others eat them as they do pomegranates, swallowing seeds along with the gelatinous flesh (think, "fiber").The spines can be pretty sharp, handling them requires care, so don’t bother and try them already peeled. I suppose most people would say it’s just a bit rustic but for anything closer you’re fine picking with the tongs instead. The neighbour received widespread acclaim for his brilliance in cultivating his Big Bastards and found himself enshrined in some version of history. And One’s line of vision is intersected with steep lush green mountainside and deep blue ocean all in the same visual field (like wearing 3D goggles) . It’s hard to descibe, they don’t have a strong taste but it’s like biting into a densely packed watermelon filled with tiny seeds.

They are juicy and sweet and a nice addition to the breakfast table, if it had not been for their excessive content of indigestible, black seeds. I bought a box that came with six pieces (to be honest, I was attracted to the colours that’s why I bought it). Note that guests submit their subscores and their overall scores independently, so there’s no direct link between them. It’s not the spines on the cactus that are prickly, it’s the tiny, nearly invisible hair-like spines that are *all over* the fruit that cause the trouble–and they are nearly impossible to wash off of you once they’re on.In addition, guests can give separate ‘subscores’ in crucial areas, such as location, cleanliness, staff, comfort, facilities, value for money and free Wi-Fi. On a recent holiday to Menorca I must have consumed over 20 Fichi (over a 3 week period), and picked a further 40 to bring back home to the UK. Besides being eaten fresh, Fichi d'India can be used in salads, vinaigrette and made into granita, jams or honey. I'd like this admittedly unpolished blog to be a place to enjoy sharing thoughts, experiences and opinions with each other.