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Vegetalbe/fruit identification please

chella71
chella71 Posts: 111 Forumite
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I have been given a few of these free by my dad who was given them by another friend!

He was told that they go very well with tomatoes as a ratatouille etc and my dad called them tomatins?!? He's gone away now so I can't re-ask him!!

Anyway on googling tomatins I could find nothing about them, shape and size is very much like a tomato they are more or a yellowy green colour and apparently taste slightly spicier, they have a flower type leafy covering over them which you have to take off to get to the 'tomatin'.
Sorry not the best explanation but not seen them myself before.
Can post a photo later if my explanation is not good enough
Thanks to anyone that does have any idea though
Chella x
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  • Ken68
    Ken68 Posts: 6,825 Forumite
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    Take care Chella, in the event it is the tomato like fruit of the POTATO. Poisonous.
    Google says Tomatins is a bacterial agent from the tomato plant.
  • chella71
    chella71 Posts: 111 Forumite
    Hi Ken thank you,
    These have been specifically grown by an experienced gardener (likes to grow the ususual stuff!!) have just googled tomato relatives it looks just like the tomatillos!!
    Just wondering what I'm supposed to do with them now :D

    Chella
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  • ~~Diane~~
    ~~Diane~~ Posts: 770 Forumite
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    Could he have meant Tomatillos?
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  • Swan_2
    Swan_2 Posts: 7,060 Forumite
    possibly tomatillos? they're used in Mexican cooking, HERE is a link to some images that might help you identify them

    EDIT ... cross-posted, darn my slow typing :o
  • chella71
    chella71 Posts: 111 Forumite
    Ah ha!!! Great minds an all that :D

    Please excuse my typo oversight on the title!!!!

    Chella
    Fan of Money Saving OS :j
    First mortgage 94,639.49
    Second mortgage £38,133.49 making overpayments of £75 per month from November '10 :T
  • chella71
    chella71 Posts: 111 Forumite
    YaY, definitely them Swan, do you or anyone else know of any tried and tested recipes??
    Thank you !!!!
    Fan of Money Saving OS :j
    First mortgage 94,639.49
    Second mortgage £38,133.49 making overpayments of £75 per month from November '10 :T
  • Swan_2
    Swan_2 Posts: 7,060 Forumite
    edited 1 September 2010 at 3:19PM
    chella71 wrote: »
    YaY, definitely them Swan, do you or anyone else know of any tried and tested recipes??
    Thank you !!!!
    I've never been able to get any tomatillos, so I don't know about cooking with them (jealous smiley)

    I have to go out shortly, but if no-one's posted any recipes by the time I get back, I'll see if I can find any :)


    EDIT ... they're used in the classic Mexican salsa verde

    I'm sure there must be other things you can do with them that don't involve Mexican food :think:
  • Swan_2
    Swan_2 Posts: 7,060 Forumite
    tomatilla pasta sauce recipe HERE

    I've got a book with a lamb shanks in tomatilla sauce recipe, it sounds interesting, but uses a lot of unusual Mexican ingredients which would make it expensive if you don't have them in the storecupboard
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