Cooking Cactus leaves, fruits, and Agave in the Bush?

[jhnnymwr75]

I've seen many videos saying they are edible and how to eat them, but never learned how to cook one. Anybody got anything? I know they eat Cactus leaves raw in Mexico (removing the thorns of coarse), but I was wondering how would you cook them in the bush?

Edit: No clue how the mad face got there, sorry.

[feral chef]

i would hold it over the fire with a stick and roast it. i cook mine on the grill, so campfire sounds good to me.

[kyratshooter]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_y9zJCNKT54

[bjohnson]

I live in south texas and here many eat cactus called nopallitto (or nopal) this cactus has no thorns it looks like a regular cactus (we call them prickly pear) The only thing I ever eat off prickly pear is the fruit It taste kinda like watermelon and will stain your fingers.

[Rick]

Just a word of caution. The prickly pear that grows around here has thousands of teeny tiny hair like needles. If you grab a leaf the way that guy did in the video you will rue the day your momma brought you into this world. It's almost impossible to get the @#$#@ things out and they hurt like the dickens. I've never cooked them but I've read that folks hold them over the fire long enough to burn the needles off.