Cape gooseberry
Fruit
Cool & dark
They look like lanterns or beautifully wrapped chocolates. But don't be confused; they are fruit! The Cape gooseberry consists of a yellow, edible berry. The berry grows in a lantern-like, transparent shell. The fruit is also called pineapple cherry, golden berry or physalis. The flavour is sweet and sour and somewhat similar to pineapple. It is best to store ripe gooseberries in a cool place.
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Preparation & storage
Storage
Unripe berries ripen well at room temperature. Store ripe berries in a cool place, but not in the fridge.
You can also freeze them: place the Cape gooseberries side by side on a flat plate and let them freeze. Then wrap them in a plastic container or freezer bag and put them back in the freezer. In the freezer (at -18°C), the berries can be kept for a few months.
How do I know if Cape gooseberries are no longer good? The berries are mouldy or limp. You can quickly recognise this decay by looking, smelling or tasting.
Preparation
You can leave the berries whole or halve them.
Although a green berry is not ripe, it can still be eaten. The flavour will be more sour. Unripe berries become less sour if you prick the berry, sprinkle it with some sweetener and leave it like this for an hour.
Storage times
Fruit bowl: 2 days
Freezer: 8-12 months
Cleaning the Cape gooseberry
Wash the berries before use. Only remove the stalk and lamprey after washing.
Information
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Cultivation and season
Tip
Cape gooseberry flavour
Nutritional values
These nutritional values apply to the unprocessed product. View all for the full set of values and preparation methods.
View all| Type | Per 100gr |
|---|---|
| Energy | 206 kj (49 kcal) |
| Fat total | 0 gr |
| of which saturated | 0 gr |
| of which unsaturated | 0 gr |
| Carbohydrates | 9 gr |
| of which sugars | 9 gr |
| Dietary fibre | 2.4 gr |
| Protein | 0.9 gr |
| Salt | 0.01 mg |
| Retinol act. equivalent | 7 mcg |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.02 mg |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.01 mg |
| Nicotinic acid | 0.1 mg |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.08 mg |
| Folate equivalents | 8 mcg |
| Vitamin C | 30 mg |
| Vitamin E | 0.4 mg |
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