It is the preferred fruit according to ancient traditions. Prickly pears of Santa Margherita are sweet, fleshy, colored and exotic-tasting and they can be served as a dessert or used to make creamy fillings for pastries, gelatin sweets, gelato and spirits. Prickly pears from Santa Margherita are appreciated for their nutritional qualities and taste all over Sicily. There are three main types: yellow colored Sulfarina, red colored Sanguigna, and white colored Muscaredda.
