Tomatillo

Chirimoya

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Tomatillos are not a traditional fruit here. At one point there was an 'exotic' range being sold at Supermercados Nacional that included tomatillos/tree tomatoes as well as other non-traditional fruit like persimmons - have a look there.
 

jrhartley

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I think it may be similar to the cape gooseberry, I have seen them growing wild, but havent seen them for sale- I havent eaten one in case I got it wrong
 
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I never saw them in a Supermercado, but I think salsa verde may be available.

For those of you unfamiliar with tomatillos they are similar to tomatoes but green with a papery covering over them. They are most often used in salsas:

tomatillos7.jpg
 

Lane53

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I never saw them in a Supermercado, but I think salsa verde may be available.

For those of you unfamiliar with tomatillos they are similar to tomatoes but green with a papery covering over them. They are most often used in salsas:

tomatillos7.jpg

La Costena is the brand here that is ok RD$110 for 475ml. It has some stuff (chemicals) in it that is not so good but overall a good "warm" flavor. Excellent flavor combination with ground pork empanadas.

So basically, tomatillos do not seem to be available here.
 

juanita

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YES they are (Chiri's picture is right)! I buy them all the time in Supermercado El Pola; a pack of 8 is around $50 pesos. I always get asked what they are in the office, none of my coworkers knew what they were. They are delicious!
 

Chirimoya

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I think he was looking for the green ones. Now I'm no longer sure whether tamarillos/tomates de arbol are sometimes called tomatillos (in Ecuador, where I first came across them) or whether I was confused.

What does it say on the label, juanita?