Talk:Nopal

Problem
The article states that "nopal" is the vegetable of the cactus plant in question, calling it a member of the prickly pear (opuntia) genus, but the biological table says it is a different genus entirely. So is it the plant, or just the edible portion thereof? And what is the true classification? Is there a biologist out there wililng to untangle this?--Rockero 18:18, 24 February 2006 (UTC)


 * Nopalea is an obsolete synonym of Opuntia. &mdash; Pekinensis 19:57, 28 February 2006 (UTC)

HowTo?
Normally I rather dislike finding recipes or such, but this is basically a flat section of raw cactus, when you buy it fresh in the store. I went to Cancún and did not buy any to make while I was there, principally because I wasn't sure what to do with it. Might we could cover the typical use or preparation for this food? Robbiemuffin (talk) 20:04, 16 March 2008 (UTC)

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Chemicals
What kinds and how much agricultural chemicals (pesticides, herbicides, fertilizers) are used in the growing of these in Mexico? Badagnani (talk) 23:16, 10 January 2009 (UTC)

Is Nopal a common name or a culinary term?
A problem that I see with this article is that it repeats information in other articles such as Opuntia and cactus. What is exactly meant by Nopal? Is the name Nopal a common name in English for Opuntia? Does it refer to a specific species? Or does it refer to any Opuntia that is used for cooking?

I would prefer the last meaning. I'd argue that the term nopal is mostly used in Latin America Spanish for the plant and the ingredient, and in American English in about the same way due to influence from the Mexican cuisine. In this regard, I would propose that the Nopal article be reserved for culinary information, or be merged into the general Opuntia ficus-indica article.

I don't think Nopal deserves its own article if its description is already covered in Opuntia.101.127.129.80 (talk) 01:25, 12 April 2015 (UTC)


 * Your question invites creation of a useful subsection on etymology. Why not write a draft here first for other editors to contribute, then the section can be added to the article.


 * Nopal means 'paddle' in the Aztec language, Nahuatl, as shown on the Opuntia page. It seems to be an English-friendly descriptive term, giving the paddle-shaped cactus leaves an alternate name to Opuntia or 'prickly-pear'. --Zefr (talk) 01:54, 12 April 2015 (UTC)

Merge with Opuntia?
Is there a need for this to be separate from Opuntia? I think the two pages should be merged. --70.184.83.221 (talk) 22:45, 27 September 2018 (UTC)