The endangered cactus behind Mexico's sweet secret
The endangered cactus behind Mexico's sweet secret
In Mexico, September means chiles en nogada season. But one key ingredient, a candied barrel cactus called biznaga, is now illegal because it's vanishing in the wild.
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reading the description of the chiles en nogada is like reading a run on sentence full of oddly mouth watering surprises.
the quote about if the earth is going extinct anyhow was quite bitter though.
I didn't know about the slow metabolism of the barrel cactus,.given how other cactus grow like weeds.
Published
2025
Summary
In Mexico, September means chiles en nogada season. But one key ingredient, a candied barrel cactus called biznaga, is now illegal because it's vanishing in the wild.
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