The Tomatillo is an important ingredient in fresh and cooked Latin American green sauces (salsa verde). It is also used in fruit salads.
The Tomatillo is related to the Cape gooseberry.
Names
Scientific
Physalis philadelphica
Synonym
Physalis ixocarpa
English
Tomatillo
Dutch
Mexicaanse aardkers
Tomatillo
Spanish
Miltomate
Tomate de fresadilla
Tomate verde
Tomatillo
French
Tomatille
Tomatillo
Tomatillo du Mexique
German
Tomatillo
Taxonomy
Genus
Physalis
Family
Solanaceae
Order
Solanales
Crop categories
Fruits
Food crops
Tropical crops