A staple vegetable throughout Mexico, these spiky pads have a unique texture and flavor—and limitless culinary possibilities.

If you've spent any time in Mexico or the American Southwest, you may have come across nopales at restaurants or in home cooking. Also called nopalitos, they're used in a wide range of dishes ...

Nopales are a staple ingredient of Mexican cooking, yet the cactus pads are still something of a rare find on many Valley Mexican menus. Not so at Centrico, the Mexican cafe inside the historic ...