With prickly pear harvest season approaching, USA Today highlighted the lovely magenta cactus fruit in their article Taste prickly pear season in Arizona.
While the article features dishes, desserts, and drinks from throughout Arizona, six Tucson businesses made the list along with a quote from Cheri Romanoski of Cheri’s Desert Harvest.
Featured Prickly Pear Items:
- Prickly Burger, Prickly Pear Calamari, Spicy Señorita Margarita – Fini’s Landing
- Sonora Silver, Sonora Copper and Sonora Gold – Three Wells Distilling Company
- Prickly Pear Wheat Ale – Borderlands Brewing Co.
- Prickly Pear Margarita, Prickly Pear Mimosa – Baja Cafe
- Prickly Pear Margarita, hands-on prickly pear harvest activities including cooking demos and special menus in August – Tanque Verde Ranch
- Prickly Pear Glazed Albondigas – Charro Steak
For more information, read the Taste prickly pear season in Arizona article via USA Today.
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Jackie Tran
More about JackieJackie Tran is a Tucson-based food writer, photographer, culinary educator, and owner-chef of the now-closed food truck Tran’s Fats. Although he is best known locally for his work for Tucson Foodie, his work has also appeared in publications such as Bon Appétit, National Geographic, and the New York Times.
An adventurous foodie, he enjoys culinary experiences ranging from seasonal omakase to sloppily devouring green chili patty melts in his car afterhours. His favorite foods include aguachile, garlic noodles, and leftover fried chicken illuminated by the fridge light. His favorite drinks include morning micheladas, fireside imperial stouts, candle-lit negroni, and grassy mezcales.
Outside of food, he also loves playing musical instruments, karaoke, Tetris, Super Smash Bros. Melee, and petting Addie’s dog Spaghetti.
If you’d like to stalk him, visit his Instagram @jackie_tran_ or jackietran.com.
