The prickly pear is an invasive plant. This is indicated by the catalogue of species created by the Ministry of Environment and Sustainability of the Government of Catalonia, which lists up to three different types: Opuntia maxima; Opuntia dillenii and Opuntia stricta. They come from Central America, especially, and have spread en masse throughout Catalonia. It is invasive because it competes with and displaces natural vegetation, which is why it does not have a good reputation. But since it is everywhere, it is cut and it sprouts again, a good remedy is to eat its fruits. However, it is true that it is one thing to say it and another to do it, because it is not easy at all.

From mid-August to the end of September is the optimal season for figs, one of the most delicious fruits in the Mediterranean. On its own, the fig is excellent: tasty, sweet, creamy and with the soft crunch of the tiny seeds inside. But, in the kitchen, combined with other ingredients, it yields great results and has a lot of recipe possibilities. For this reason, this month of September, from Monday the 7th to Sunday the 20th, fifteen restaurants in Figueres and the Alt Empordà are offering on their menu all kinds of dishes with this seasonal product as the protagonist. It is the gastronomic campaign Enfiga't, organized by the Figueres City Council, La Cuina del Vent and the local commerce association, which is repeated every year around these dates with the aim of promoting the fig, typical of the area, which gives the Alt Empordà capital its name since the time of the Romans.