Frankston South For breakfast here several times I have had what are called “Cape Gooseberries” – which, while I am not an expert on gooseberries, I was fairly sure were not gooseberries. They looked solanaceous to me – like ground cherries, and so I presumed they were from the New World, though their association with the Cape seemed off in that context. They are, in fact, solanaceous, and hence related to tomatoes and nightshade. They are in the same genus as ground cherries (Physalis pruinosa), which I am growing in my garden this year, but are a different species – the “Cape gooseberries” are Physalis peruviana. They apparently need a long growing season. They produce very well here apparently, and are very tasty.
Cape Gooseberries.
Post a comment — Trackback URI
RSS 2.0 feed for these comments
This entry (permalink) was posted on Monday, June 22, 2015, at 8:03 pm by jbkuhner. Filed in African Journey, Travels and tagged Cape gooseberries, ground cherries, peruviana, Physalis.
Post a Comment