The first written recipes for Lenten food in Mexico date back to the convents of the 16th and 17th centuries, Zazueta said, when the country was still a colony of Spain.

The nopal cacti can vary considerably in size, ranging from about three feet to 15 feet tall. The nopales grow upwards and to the sides and are connected by joints.

Nopales are more than just a delicious food. For years, scientists have been using the food staple to create eco-friendly ...

Looking to grill more veggies this Memorial Day? Try nopales NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with food writer Maria Melendez Ayala about nopales, edible cactus plants that are a staple in Mexican cuisine.

The plant-based recipes favor ingredients that their Mexican ancestors would have recognized as food. Beans, nopales (cactus), verdolaga (purslane), quelites (lamb’s-quarters) all find a place ...

SANTA CRUZ >> Sunday, thousands will flock to downtown Santa Cruz for the sixth annual Festival del Nopal, a celebration of Mexican and Latin American food and heritage.The cactus, particular… ...

When Spanish conquistador Gregorio de Villalobos arrived in Mexico in 1521, he brought a small group of passengers, their exact number disputed, who would transform Mexican cuisine.