shari
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PITHAYA TRIP SUCCESSFUL
Yesterday we went to San Andres, close to San Roque near Asuncion and we were happy to get a whole bucket of lovely, juicy, sweet
pithayas...yummy...I'm famous for my Pithaya Margueritas! And we didn't even see a rattlesnake which are very common in pithaya areas. wish you were
here to share some of these wonderful baja fruit.
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Martyman
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What is the recipe?
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aha baja
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The women of bahia de Los Angeles mix a little sugar with them and make fruit roll-ups for their kids Fairly healthy minus the sugar but what the hey.
Also can be scooped out with a spoon and mixed w/ your drink of choise into a margarita or daqueri.
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elgatoloco
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Sounds yummy. Hope to try it sometime!
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Cypress
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How do you get rid of the thorns? Burn 'em off?
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aha baja
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needle nose pliers or burn em off 
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Just livin the good life huh Shari! Last time I had some pitayas was in a fruit salad - it was great. The marg sounds good too but everytime the
subject of pitaya comes up it makes me want to make a batch of pitaya wine which I haven't tried to do yet . Bet it would at least be as good as Mad
Dog 20/20
btw , pitaya , mango cubed , cucumber and a vinegarette for the salad
Now does anyone have a formula for pitaya wine?
lero
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David K
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Baja's Famous Cactus Fruit
Here is my web page on them: http://www.vivabaja.com/1104/page6.html
Antonio ('BajaCactus') and I were heading north from El Rosario and saw the vendors selling the fruit (harvested near La Paz) in San Quintin...
The thorns knocked right off with the brushing of a knife blade.
Antonio shows me how to peel the fruit.
... and I munched away!
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zforbes
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How long will they be available?
Do you think there will be any left at the end of October? The pictures make my mouth water!
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Cypress
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What do they resemble in flavor?
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Paulina
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Cypress
What do they resemble in flavor? |
To me they taste like a combination of watermelon and stawberry. I've never tried it in a margarita like Sheri suggested....sounds like a plan.
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Cypress
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Thanks for the info Paulina and thanks for the pictures David K.
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David K
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To me it's texture and taste was like a cherry popcycle... but watermellon/strawberry is maybe a better description. The seeds are tiny like a
strawberry, so you just swallow them... (please, let's not talk about 'The Second Harvest' in this thread)!
The fruit is truely exceptional... I understand why the natives celebrated harvest time with wild orgies!
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