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Name of fruit - for a lesson I'm preparing!

(42 Posts)
win Sun 22-Feb-26 13:42:32

charley68

Physalis, delicious, I love them.

This is the correct name, I have them in a hamper twice a year from my son just delicious.

Shill29 Sun 22-Feb-26 13:41:39

Could it may be pronounced as fizz are lid??

M0nica Fri 20-Feb-26 09:47:48

I thought physalis and cape gooseberries were different fruit! I have never eaten or been served it. I just know them from pictures in magazines and online, Always referred to as physalis.

Where ignorance is bliss.

grandMattie Fri 20-Feb-26 05:26:01

Cape gooseberry or physalis. We used to grow them in our garden, in my tropical childhood.

Esmay Fri 20-Feb-26 05:19:32

I like the word physalis and I'd serve them with their proper name.
I think that changing names causes a lot of confusion .
I've heard them described as ground and Cape gooseberries.
There are over 90 species and half come from Mexico - they are from the nightshade family.

JamesandJon33 Fri 20-Feb-26 04:43:55

Or as one teacher at our school said, syphilis 🤭

MartavTaurus Thu 19-Feb-26 22:51:59

I did wonder to put this under the Gardening heading. Thank you everyone, all very interesting.

The translations I was coming up with were "ground cherries" or "love in a cage", but I'll use cape gooseberries or goldenberries as being correct names.

Physalis to be avoided.

Allira Thu 19-Feb-26 22:34:35

Goodness, well done! I thought they'd be a tropical fruit.

Sueinkent Thu 19-Feb-26 22:32:22

We have grown them on our allotment. They do well in the South.

Allira Thu 19-Feb-26 22:09:52

Physalis aka Goldenberries

Try are not related to gooseberries.

polomint Thu 19-Feb-26 21:57:10

I love them but havnt seen them in any supermarket in recent months. Yes I guess the p word can be misleading if mentioned in a conversation ike I had with a friend when I told her I had them earlier in the year! My pronunciation came out wrongly! I now refer to them as cape gooseberries

Mamardoit Thu 19-Feb-26 21:46:18

Yes we have grown them.

We also grow tomatillo. Just for fun really but they make a nice salsa.

Bukkie Thu 19-Feb-26 21:45:26

Physalis!

Retread Thu 19-Feb-26 21:41:14

Yes I know them as Cape Gooseberries too. I like them too, I lightly stew them with a dash of water and honey. With ice cream, yum.

charley68 Thu 19-Feb-26 21:30:12

Physalis, delicious, I love them.

Smintie Thu 19-Feb-26 21:27:20

Cape Gooseberries are a common name rather than the P word.

MartavTaurus Thu 19-Feb-26 21:23:04

Can anyone tell me what these fruits are called in the UK please? We eat them after dinner I think, maybe alongside a coffee?
I'm looking for the common name, rather than the gardeners' name which might sound a bit funny like an STI to my audience!