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12-SEP-2009

Tomatillos
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Looking like gift-wrapped green tomatoes, tomatillos add a tart flavour to dishes.
They are related to tomatoes, both are members of the solanaceae family. See Wikipedia for more information.

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Michael J. Parkinson15-Sep-2009 14:01
New one on me. Nice image.
carol j. phipps15-Sep-2009 01:09
Thanks for introducing me to these!
Linda Willets14-Sep-2009 21:18
See these allot in our supermarkets.
J. Scott Coile14-Sep-2009 20:36
I love 'em.
Dave Perez14-Sep-2009 19:29
Tomatillo Salsa is a favorite in my house! Beautifully captured!
Walter Otto Koenig14-Sep-2009 16:01
Great shot of these tomatillos. They are very common here and used in a lot of Mexican dishes.
lisamidi14-Sep-2009 15:38
Great Dof in this shot of these nice fruit, and thanks for the information. Pbase turns out to be very informative!
Fay Stout14-Sep-2009 15:32
Tomatillos are a common ingredient in Mexico and the southwest of the U.S. Wonderful for making salsa and sauces for poultry, seafood and enchiladas. They have a bright tart flavor. When you peel the covering off, you will find them to be a bit sticky. Just rinse them off. Though they are sometimes referred to as "green tomatoes" they are a completely different vegetable (actually, a fruit!) They are related to gooseberries. Exceptionally beautiful photo! V.
Maaike Huizer14-Sep-2009 15:14
Wow, never heard of those. They look beautiful. great picture.
Cindi Smith14-Sep-2009 13:31
I cook with these sometimes...especially with mexican food!
Stephanie14-Sep-2009 12:32
A lovely shot Margaret. Great DOF.
These almost look like chinese lanterns.
Bernard Davis14-Sep-2009 12:05
That's a nicely presented shot. Never even heard of these before.
LynnH14-Sep-2009 09:44
Nice photo!! These are very common here in south Texas. They make a wonderful salsa when roasted and combined with cilantro, onions and serrano peppers. Restaurants compete for the best salsa verde or "green sauce". Here is a recipehttp://simplyrecipes.com/recipes/tomatillo_salsa_verde/
Ilana gil14-Sep-2009 08:56
Lovely photo of tomatillos!
borisalex14-Sep-2009 08:34
Thank you for this photo! Now I know how they look like, I was always wondering, they seem to be big. I taught they are smaller. Here we only get them canned, they are great as tomatillosauce with cilantro for mexican dishes!
Mieke WA Minkjan14-Sep-2009 08:12
beautiful capture of the tomatillos
Doug Cruden14-Sep-2009 06:39
New to me too...isn't this Challenge a real eye-opener for a whole range of new foods and recipes?
Love the green and your tight composition...very nicely done!
laine14-Sep-2009 06:14
Not had them...love their colour !!
Guest 14-Sep-2009 03:55
We have little fruits here that are gift wrapped like that, don't know the name in english. Didn'tknow a tomato did that too!