noun
- the flat, fleshy pads of prickly pear cacti, used as food
Usage: culinary
Examples
- The chef grilled nopals with onions and peppers for the vegetarian tacos.
- Fresh nopals can be found in the produce section of many Mexican grocery stores.
- She carefully removed the spines from the nopals before cooking them.
- Nopals have a slightly tart flavor and a texture similar to green beans.
- The restaurant’s specialty salad featured diced nopals mixed with tomatoes and cilantro.
- Many people enjoy nopals for their nutritional benefits and unique taste.