What is Queso De Tuna?

Food has always been my favorite subject to critique and write about, and this food is another one of my favorites. This food is called Queso de Tuna or Prickly Pear Cheese, and this is a very good dessert. In this article I will discuss what Queso de Tuna is and what it is made out of.

Queso de Tuna has been made many Mexicans for years, but recently about four years ago I got introduced to Queso de Tuna. Queso de Tuna is basically Prickly Pear Cheese, but without no dairy products as far as I know, but I may be wrong. Prickly pears grow naturally in central Mexico where I am from. Central Mexico is mostly desert and this is the perfect climate for cactus which produce prickly pears. Prickly pears is basically a fruit with plenty of stickers on them, which can get stuck in your skin without notice, and they hurt. I usually where gloves when peeling prickly pear to eat their juicy sweet fruit inside, but to get to it is the hassle, because even the cactus have stickers on them. Queso de Tuna is sold as patties that are in the shape of real homemade Mexican cheese. And, the makers of this Queso de Tuna usually reside on the country where the Queso de Tuna is made. And, since prickly pears only grow once a year the Queso de Tuna is kind of expensive compared to other Mexican foods.

The ingredients in Queso de Tuna from my knowledge are just one which is prickly pear and probably some kind of sugar which cause the Queso de Tuna to come out the color of brown. I'm sure this is other ingredients, but the makers of Queso de Tuna are secretive of giving out their secret recipes for making Queso de Tuna. Every time I go to Mexico on vacation the vendors are usually street vendors with a small straw basket they sell the Queso de Tuna out of. They might sell Queso de Tuna in candy stores but I'm not aware of that yet. I love buying Queso de Tuna, but every time I buy some everyone of my family members eat it all up. Next time I buy some Queso de Tuna my plan is to eat in a secret hiding place to avoid my hungry family members. Queso de Tuna can be served as a dessert after dinner, but be careful with your teeth fillings, because the seeds of the prickly pears are usually kind of thick, I usually spit out the seeds and eat the chewy sweet dessert only, which tastes really different to anything I ever tasted. Please leave comments on this article if you have ever tried Queso de Tuna.