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When, two years ago, the Ministry of Agriculture invited nutritionists to Beijing to sample 20 cacti dishes, it was predicted that this plant would become the new Chinese staple vegetable. Today, the cactus is a chief ingredient of over 100 Chinese dishes, and cacti planting bases have sprung up throughout the country. Edible cacti have no prickles or toxins, and are very nourishing. A non-pollutant vegetable, the cactus is becoming ever more readily accepted.

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