[Man, he never thought he'd have to educate someone on the sophisticated munching of a Nopal.]

They're green vegetables that start out as purple buds on what you'd call a prickly pear cactus; some people prefer them before they reach their adulthood, but when you're stuck in the middle of nowhere with a broken motorcycle, you don't really have a preference.

[He grins.]

And they're actually pretty good cooked.