Linda wrote:

> 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
>

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I had nopales in Guadalajara on several occassions. A lot of my local
friends there appreciated the fact that I ate them.

Here in San Diego there are several places that serve nopales. I've had
them in omelettes, as a side dish and (using the entire leaf) as a bed
for fish.


jim