• RBWells@lemmy.world
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    3 days ago

    Well, where I live, Tuna is also a cactus. Prickly pear is often called tuna. So yeah, tuna (fish) and tuna (fruit) can need disambiguation.

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        14 hours ago

        Florida. It’s this plant, nopales are the leaves, tuna is the fruit. Also the whole plant and the fruit are called prickly pear, but when I see it for sale (as food), it’s Tuna. Nopales taste sort of like green peppers to me.

        Opuntia - Wikipedia https://share.google/l2Ax80KhUVxMh7r7A

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          That’s actually really fascinating and neat.

          But I’m also legally required to make fun of Florida and use that as the reason you must clarify tuna is a fish.