Physalis

Very often at dachas you can see cute little cases in which physalis is hidden. The vegetable looks and tastes a little like a tomato.

Edible physalis is not a particularly popular berry among our summer residents. Meanwhile, physalis has been cultivated, revered and eaten since the times of the ancient Incas. This funny-looking fruit is a powerful source of antiviral and antitoxic substances. It is important that the berry does not lose any of its beneficial properties and exquisite sweet-sour taste when dried. Dry physalis prepared for the winter is many times healthier than ordinary raisins. And it's easy to prepare. Of all its varieties, Strawberry is the most suitable for making super raisins.

Vegetable physalis is a very interesting yellow berry rich in vitamins. It is also called raisin physalis. Usually jam is made from such berries. But I offer an excellent recipe for making delicious golden-colored candied fruits from physalis jam.

A neighbor treated me to very tasty Physalis fruits marinated in tomato juice, prepared according to her home recipe.It turns out that in addition to being beautiful and unusual, physalis is also tasty and healthy, and its fruits make useful and original preparations for the winter.

Physalis fruits look like small yellow cherry tomatoes. And in taste, pickled physalis prepared according to this homemade recipe is no worse than canned tomatoes. It turns out to be such an appetizing marinated appetizer “for one tooth.”

The recipe for physalis cheese is quite simple. In addition to the fact that the cheese is delicious, thanks to the addition of medicinal dill and caraway seeds, it is also useful: a mild laxative for the stomach, removes toxins from the body.

When, to the question: “What is this?”, you explain that it is physalis jam, then, half the time, you are met with a puzzled look. Many have not even heard of these fruits. Do you know that physalis is healthy, but don’t know how to prepare it?