Thursday, March 17, 2011

Cape Gooseberries

Have you ever seen a cape gooseberry?  The first time I saw one was about 2 years ago at the organic market in Baguio.  I was immediately drawn to the beautiful cocoon like covering.
gooseberries
It says gooseberry on the label, but I later found out that gooseberry is different from cape gooseberry (thank you wiki).
inside
Inside the shell is a small round fruit that has a waxy texture.  It's hard to describe how it tastes because it has such a unique flavor... It's sweet, tart and sometimes also sour at the same time :D
gooseberry shell
Empty shells.  They remind me of the cocoon collection I had before.
gooseberries
All picked :)

9 comments:

  1. The geese were here and left us some goose berries in our yard!

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  2. @brian - you are so funny :D hahaha!

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  3. @OhbelChantik- It's like a grape, but a little more compact :) But I guess it depends on the level of ripeness?

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  4. Had no idea they were different! I've tried a cape gooseberry once and I was told it was a gooseberry. Yay wiki for shedding light on this.

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  5. we used to pick those and much on them on our way to school. they grew everywhere on our backyard and i actually thought they're some sort of weeds...lol. i know, we still ate them anyway.

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  6. OMG cape gooseberries!!! Aaahh.. I haven't seen them in ages. My aunt makes the best gooseberry tarts! Aaaagghhh.. Anyway, did you like them?

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  7. How much does it cost? may online store selling this or at least seeds?

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