Prickly Pear Sorbet

Source: Atlas Obscura

Walking into a Mexican ice cream parlor offers as much of a glimpse of the country’s rich flora as strolling through a fruits and vegetables market. Scan the labels of the nieves (ice cream scoops), and you’ll spot the likes of aguacate (avocado), crema de naranja (orange curd), and even elote (corn). One name, however, usually sticks out: tuna. No, it has nothing to do with the saltwater fish.

It’s a uniquely Mexican flavor that is derived from one of the country’s most iconic plants.

Although nieve de tuna is sometimes referred to as “cactus…

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