Tetecha

Cephalocereus tetetzo

flower · fruit

Flower buds of a columnar cactus, tetechas, cooked in spring; its fruits, higos de teteche, are sold at Tehuacán markets.

Origin

Tehuacán Valley (Puebla, Mexico)

Season (United States)

March to May

Preparation

The flower buds are cleared of their spines, then boiled or fried, often with eggs; they are eaten cooked. The fruits are peeled and eaten raw.

Molecules

Betalains

Did you know?

This cactus forms real forests in the Tehuacán-Cuicatlán Valley.