You say Cape Gooseberry, I say Tomatillo...

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Terry Murfreesboro, TN(Zone 7a) Jan 10, 2003

Not quite as easy to sing as the original "to-may-to vs. to-mah-to" version.

But seriously, they're all Physalis, right? So what's the real difference? And if there isn't much difference, how can a sweet-enough-for-pie fruit be good in salsa? I've ordered seeds for Tomatillo 'Purple' this year, and I'd like to know what to expect ;)

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lupinelover Grove City, OH(Zone 6a) Jan 10, 2003

Go_Vols, I have grown tomatillas in the past, (sorry I can't remember what variety) and they are wonderful in salsa (which I also love). They are now easily available in a few of our local supermarkets, tho, and since mine produced way more than I needed, I, well, *gulp* buy mine now rather than grow them. *serious transgression of a gardener, right?

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Ivey Lyles, TN Jan 10, 2003

Vols~ I was gonna say I think there's a half-dozen different Physalis spp. Well, ipni.org lists 496 no less!(I'm assuming some of those are outdated or synonyms) I think P. peruviana is the "ground cherry" type, that is the sweet, small ones sometimes called "Cape gooseberry". The larger salsa type is....? Somebody help me out here, I didn't read all 496.

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Baa Jan 11, 2003

Cape Gooseberry is the English English name for the small fruited, edible Physalis,Tomatillo is what we call the larger, red fruited species and cvs.

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Ivey Lyles, TN Jan 11, 2003

P.ixocarpa is the most often used name for "tomatillos"

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