Description

• Not a true tomato, botanical name is Physalis ixocarpa
• Also known as Husk Tomato
• Fruit is picked when the papery husk loosens and the fruit turns pale yellow
• Flavour is intense and acidic
• An essential ingredient in Mexican salsa
• Available: all year

Season: Summer

Botanical Name: Physalis ixocarpa

Alternative Names: Husk Tomato

Availablity: January,February,March

Growing Areas: 

QLD – Bowen, Bundaberg, Burdekin, Lockyer Valley, Stanthorpe
NSW – Bathurst, Camden, Cowra, Dareton, Far North Coast, Finley, Forbes, Gosford, Griffith, Hunter Valley, Mudgee, Narromine, Sydney Basin, Windsor
VIC – Bendigo, Goulburn Valley, Melbourne Metropolitan Area, Mid Murray, Northern Victoria, Sunraysia
SA – North Adelaide Plains, Riverland
WA – Carnavon, Geraldton, Perth Metropolitan Outer Areas