Vegetable
Tomatillo
About This Entry
Tomatillo is a tart husk tomato for salsa verde — bright acid and chili match high-acid whites, Sauvignon Blanc, and Mexican beer.
Wine Pairing Explanation
Primary wine styles
Alternative wine styles
Common Culinary Uses
- cilantro
- jalapeno pepper
- onion
Regional Context
MX
At a Glance
Group
Nightshades
Classification
Vegetables
Culinary role
fruit vegetable
Scientific name
Physalis philadelphica
Scientific Classification
- Display name
- Tomatillo
- Classification
- Vegetables
- Group
- Nightshades
- Scientific name
- Physalis philadelphica
Taxonomy
- Culinary role
- fruit vegetable
- Plant part
- fruit vegetable
- Texture
- succulent
- Moisture class
- high
- Flavor intensity
- moderate
- Seasonality
- summer