Jillian Ruiz talks with friends as she sells pickled nopales (Eric’s Nopales) at the Ripon Farmers Market in Ripon, Calif., Thursday, Sept. 19, 2024. Ruiz and her husband Eric created a line of ...

What began as a “COVID baby,” as Ripon resident Jillian Ruiz called it, is now a pickled cactus company that sells its products nationwide. She and her husband, Eric Ruiz, founded Eric’s Nopales in ...

Slice the tuna as finely as possible. Pour the marinade over the tuna making sure all the slices are absorbing the marinade, cover with cling film and place in the fridge for about 1 hour before ...

It was during Adele Arkell’s first trip to Central and South America that she fell for the street food scene. Wherever she went, she specifically remembers being struck by how crucial it seemed to ...

Eating a cactus sounds like the kind of thing YouTubers would do just for laughs. Google “eat cactus” and the first video that appears is of a chap called “LA Beast” wincing as he bites spike-first ...

While many see versatile maiz as the foremost plant in Mexican cookery, cactus occupies a more symbolic role for many Mexicans. You can literally see this by examining the Mexican flag, which depicts ...

Don’t be spineless: whether pickled, deep-fried or raw, prickly pear is the new superfood you should be eating (Getty) For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to ...

My fondness for nopales - the paddlelike leaves of the prickly pear cactus - began early on. I spent a lot of time at my family's historic home at Rancho Los Tularcitos in Milpitas, where a cactus ...