This is not a normal recipe post. Actually, it is not a recipe at all. When I went to Leichhardt (Sydney’s Little Italy) last week, I saw these prickly pears (Wiki) and I could not resist: I had to buy them. It is the first time I have seen them here in Sydney and they reminded me so much of home… Well, they actually reminded me of Sicily where there are plenty of prickly pears. I used to eat so many during my summer holidays! I remember my mom cleaning them with thick gloves, trying to avoid getting poked by the very thin and small spines.
Luckily nowadays, they are sold without spines… or without most of them anyway. You still need to be careful and handle them with care, as the spines are so thin that it is difficult to get rid of all of them.
They look really pretty. They come in different colours and shades: mainly green, pink and yellow. They are very sweet and juicy and their flesh contains many small hard seeds that are usually swallowed.
How do you eat them? It is very simple. Using a fork and a knife remove the ends, cut the thick outer skin and peel it off.
Put the prickly pears in the fridge for at least 1 hour, as they are best eaten cold.
By the way… Happy Easter everyone! 
Cool! Thanks for sharing! I’ve never had prickly pears … and I’ve never seen the flesh. They are really pretty (I like the magenta one :D). Happy Easter Manu!
Wow! Manu it is so nice to find out you could get “tunas” in more places around the world. We use them in drinks, to make a candy called “Queso de Tuna” , in salads. For desserts as popsicles and gelatines, just to name a few of the ways we eat them.
Have a great day!
Mely
I never heard of these before. They looks so juice .. wanna try!!
Oh manu u found in sydney, great i eat this fruit in my childhood days i’m go farm with my grandparants and i eat. it’s great in taste. this prickly pears fruit trees are near to my farm. nice snaps.
We have prickly pears here in Israel, they are called Sabra. Israelis say they are like Sabra, hard and prickly on the outside but soft and sweet on the inside!
Could never image something so perfect with pears! Yummy