With the exception of Brownsville, lots and lots of nopales there...

"Linda" > wrote in message
...
> I don't know how true that is, my husband coming from Mexico
> (Nayarit-Jalisco) likes Nopales and says that it is quite popular where he
> is from.
>
> I've never seen anything cooked using Nopales when I was in Texas. But
> then again, I really don't see Nopales served in the Mexican restaurants
> here in Cali either.
>
> Linda
>
> "Steve Wertz" > wrote in message
> ...
> > On Sun, 7 Mar 2004 01:28:18 -0600, "Shashay Doofray"
> > > wrote:
> >
> > >> >PS Where can you get "paddle cactus"? Can you order it online?
> > >>
> > >> I've never heard of "paddle cactus" but it's probably just another
> > >> name for the opuntia or nopalea species (which grow wild
> > >> everywhere from CA through TX. You can probably find some already
> > >> cut and processed in jars.
> > >>
> > >> Every city has a Mexican grocer nowdays, don't they?
> > >>
> > >> -sw
> > >
> > >You would think so, wouldn't you. Even in my area which has Tysons
(the
> > >mega chicken/turkey producers, check your meat section), who, as
everyone
> > >knows is rife with illegal aliens doesn't seem to have any Mexican
> > >groceries. Go figure.
> >
> > SCome to think of it, I think cactus is used more in California
> > Mexican cooking than it is in say - Texas-Mexican cooking. Just
> > my observation from living in both states (in cities where
> > Mexicans outnumber the Anglos)
> >
> > -sw
>
>