仙人掌果

By Ouyang Yu


你这棵不是普通观赏仙人掌。

这是 仙人掌属 Opuntia（俗称仙人掌果 / Prickly Pear），在澳洲很常见。

从形态看——
扁平掌状茎、黄色花、顶部长出一串椭圆果实——基本可以确定是可食用品种那一类。

下面给你一个标准对照：

果实能不能吃？

可以吃。

但前提是：

  1. 要等成熟（通常会变红、紫红或橙色）

  2. 表面的小刺必须彻底处理

  3. 剥皮后食用

未成熟的青果不甜，口感差。

注意一个关键问题

在澳洲，野生 Opuntia 有些品种是入侵物种，但多数果实仍然可食。

不过你必须确认：

  • 不是观赏杂交品种喷过农药

  • 没有喷过除草剂

  • 不在公共喷药区域

如果是在自家院子里、没有喷药，成熟后基本安全。

怎么吃？

步骤非常简单：

  1. 戴厚手套

  2. 用夹子夹下来

  3. 用火稍微烧一下表面去细刺（或者反复冲洗刷）

  4. 切掉两端

  5. 从侧面划开剥皮

  6. 里面红色果肉直接吃

味道类似：

  • 混合西瓜 + 火龙果 + 轻微酸甜

有很多小籽，可以吞也可以吐。

现实提醒（别忽略）

这种植物在澳洲扩散能力极强。
如果你不控制，它会疯长。

你如果只是想尝一尝，可以。
但如果它在院子里大量繁殖，我建议你控制它，而不是鼓励它。

一句话总结：

成熟后可以吃，味道不错，但处理刺一定要小心。


 

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