A desert fruit, the prickly pear appears for a few weeks in the summer. When it is in season, the vendors display it on wicker trays. The tools of the vendor are a can of water, a knife, and a few plastic plates. He plunges the prickly pears in the water, dexterously peels them without letting the fine needle-like thorns prick him, and serves them in the plastic plate. They can also be wrapped and taken home – but they have to be peeled, as only the vendors can peel them!

It is said that their skin exerts great benefit for skin with acne, if the inside is smoothed on the affected area. But who would dare the prickly thorns on the outside?