Tomatillo: Green Verde

Description

This variety is from Peak Week Pods. JC Terblanche says: ‘The tomatillo (Physalis ixocarpa) is also known as the husk cherry, husk tomato, jamberry, Mexican tomato, ground cherry, tomato verde (Spanish for green tomato), tomate or milomate. It is a member of the Solanaceae (nightshade) family and is closely related to the cape gooseberry, Chinese lantern (Physalis alkekengi). It is a more distant relative of the tomato. Tomatillos are native to Mexico and the Andes and is widely cultivated throughout Central America where it is the main ingredient in green salsa sauce. Evidence of its domestication by the Aztecs dating back to 800 BC has been found in recent archaeological digs. It is an annual that grows a thin paper-like husk (like a cape gooseberry) with a small spherical fruit inside which can be either green, purple, yellow or red when ripe, depending on variety. (Green is the most common.) The fruit will fill or even spilt the husk as it matures. It has a flavour ranging from tart to barely sweet, and is suitable for savoury dishes or making your own real Mexican style salsa. Plants are very productive and you will get buckets full from only a few plants.’ 

50 seeds