Tomatillos Verde y Morado

[Jem936]

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Above Tomatillo Morado

Below Tomatillo Verde

 

[Adam]

I've never grown Tomatillo but I've heard of it. I dont want to sound like an idiot but I've never seen it in the UK. Whats is it used for? Is it like a tomato?

 

[Roguejim]

Adam, think "green tomato". Used a lot in Mexican sauces/cooking. Google it, or better yet, go to youtube and search "tomatillo sauce"..."tomatillo salsa".

 

[7potquezada]

lolol so mexican. I love tomatillos. The stick green leaves on the fruits have always tripped me out.

 

[Adam]

Ah ok I'll do that.

 

[Jem936]

I've never grown Tomatillo but I've heard of it. I dont want to sound like an idiot but I've never seen it in the UK. Whats is it used for? Is it like a tomato?

Yeah you can use them in making salsa, I have never grown the purple ones before but I have heard they are kind of sweet.

 

[swellcat]

How would one make a chile/salsa verde without tomatillos?
 
Green and purple . . . very good, and you might want to look into tomatillos de milpa, aka, milpero, too.  Milperos are smaller and possibly tastier than the other varieties; I find the milperos both sweet and tart and very edible raw . . . not too far off, maybe, from a fresh, subtlety flavoured plum.
 
As much as I like tomatillos, flea beetles like the plants even better.
 

 
Fortunately, adult plants seem to be able to endure the abuse.
 
Be sure to have at least two plants: tomatillos are said to unable to self-pollinate.  (I counted 23 seedlings this evening, so maybe there'll be enough for me and the bugs.)
 

Purple basil, tomatillos de milpa, and Peruvian purple chiles
 
 

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[Jem936]

How would one make a chile/salsa verde without tomatillos?
 
Green and purple . . . very good, and you might want to look into tomatillos de milpa, aka, milpero, too.  Milperos are smaller and possibly tastier than the other varieties; I find the milperos both sweet and tart and very edible raw . . . not too far off, maybe, from a fresh, subtlety flavoured plum.
 
As much as I like tomatillos, flea beetles like the plants even better.
 

 
Fortunately, adult plants seem to be able to endure the abuse.
 
Be sure to have at least two plants: tomatillos are said to unable to self-pollinate.  (I counted 23 seedlings this evening, so maybe there'll be enough for me and the bugs.)
 

Purple basil, tomatillos de milpa, and Peruvian purple chiles
 
 

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wow thank you for suggestion, I need to buy some  tomatillos de milpa to try now, I have never even heard of them! how exciting. they look very pretty also.