Fizalis vegetable from the family Solanaceae - a plant with fruits in the form of a berries, enclosed in a cheholch shell.
The latter is somewhat like a paper torchdue to the fact that sepals grow together long before ripening. Due to the bright and non-standard appearance that Physalis Vegetable has, this berries are often used as decorations for various dishes - from salads to desserts.
Fizalis Vegetable - one of the edible forms of the plant of the Solanaceae family
Emerald Berry (another name for Physalis)somewhat resembles a small tomato. Its color is from greenish-yellow to light orange. The taste can be quite pleasant. In several varieties it is bitter and searing. In nature, physalis is common in the sparse forests of the Baltic, Central Asia, Bulgaria, and the Caucasus. It usually grows among shrubs. Also found in the garden as a weed.
In many countries, it is currentlycultivated as an ornamental plant. Many different dishes are prepared from edible varieties. The sugars and the specific taste that physalis possesses (the recipes of the preparation will be considered in this article a little lower), allows using it in desserts, marinades, sauces, pies. And also cook jam from it and make candied fruit. Fizalis vegetable has a pronounced acidity, which makes it an excellent seasoning for meat, fish and vegetable stew. If emerald berries are cooked, without violating its integrity, then you can use it as an edible decoration.
Unhealthy dishes from physalis
First try to make a light salad tounderstand if you like the taste of fresh emerald berries in dishes. Take 50 g of physalis, ten quail eggs, a bunch of greens to your taste, a pickle cheese (from 100 to 150 grams), a little lemon juice, a couple of dried tomatoes, olives, a mustard spoon, sea salt, a couple tablespoons of germinated wheat seeds.
First, mix the ingredients for refueling. Mustard (it is better to take a grain), lemon juice and olive oil should stand a little. Sea salt is better not to add to the dressing, but sprinkle it with salad on top. If you take the usual cookery, it is better to mix it immediately with mustard and butter. If you chose a green salad, wash its leaves, shake the water thoroughly and place on the plates. Then lay the remaining ingredients on them and water with a dressing. If you prefer coriander or dill, cut them together with tomatoes. Chop the cheese, eggs, olives. Fisalis leave whole or cut in half (by the way, in this salad it can be replaced with cherry tomatoes). Lastly, put the sprouted wheat. It can be replaced with pine nuts to increase caloric content. In any case, this dish will turn out to be full, original and very useful. If you mix the physalis with an equal number of cucumbers, add carrots, onions, garlic and spices to taste, and then pour the marinade, then you will get a wonderful snack for the winter holidays.
Sweets with emerald berries
If the cleansed physalis fall asleep equalthe amount of sugar, pour a little water, boil for 10 minutes. with the addition of cinnamon, and then boil with citric acid for two hours, you will get an excellent jam. Very well, this berry is suitable as a component of fruit cakes, and also as an ornament for them.
