Golden Berries

PNW_D · April 5, 2010

As part of my Chi Kung class this past weekend we had a speaker on nutrition .....

various food was passed around, including a nut/dried fruit mix that included "Golden Berries". I quite liked their flavour, the sweetness of raisin with a sharp hit of lemon ..... much to my surprise the package id these morsels as Chinese lantern Physalis peruviana, P pubesscens, or P. edulis

http://www.navitasnaturals.com/products/golden.html

never thought drying would result in such a tasty treat!!

slo-toma · May 4, 2010

I love golden berries. They mature a little late here in Slovenia, but I can manage if I start them early enough (end of January, beginning of February). I've never tried drying them because I don't grow many plants, just about 10.

Путинка · July 21, 2015

They take a long time but are so beautiful!!! must be started early in NE US, self fertile, can be held in dormancy over the winter even. the leaves are so much prettier to me for some reason, than other physalis.

NarnianGarden · July 21, 2015

Love the inca berries, but don't have any Peruvian gooseberry this year... next year, if I can find the space for it!

April 5, 2010	#1
PNW_D Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: West Coast, Canada Posts: 961	Golden Berries As part of my Chi Kung class this past weekend we had a speaker on nutrition ..... various food was passed around, including a nut/dried fruit mix that included "Golden Berries". I quite liked their flavour, the sweetness of raisin with a sharp hit of lemon ..... much to my surprise the package id these morsels as Chinese lantern Physalis peruviana, P pubesscens, or P. edulis http://www.navitasnaturals.com/products/golden.html never thought drying would result in such a tasty treat!! __________________ D.

May 4, 2010	#2
slo-toma Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Slovenia Posts: 24	I love golden berries. They mature a little late here in Slovenia, but I can manage if I start them early enough (end of January, beginning of February). I've never tried drying them because I don't grow many plants, just about 10.

July 21, 2015	#3
Путинка Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Rhode Island Posts: 7	They take a long time but are so beautiful!!! must be started early in NE US, self fertile, can be held in dormancy over the winter even. the leaves are so much prettier to me for some reason, than other physalis.

July 21, 2015	#4
NarnianGarden Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Finland, EU Posts: 2,550	Love the inca berries, but don't have any Peruvian gooseberry this year... next year, if I can find the space for it!