golden berries

Husk-wrapped tart fruit

Golden berries are small, round, orange-yellow fruits wrapped in a papery husk, related to tomatillos and ground cherries.

They have a sweet-tart flavor sometimes compared to pineapple or tomato.

Sold fresh or dried, often as a health food: I added golden berries to my morning smoothie.

Also called Cape gooseberries or Incan berries.

Related

edible · fruit salad · dried fruit · iron · potassium · tomatillo · antioxidants · carotenoids · ground cherry · paper lantern · Solanaceae · jam · vitamin C · perennial · folk medicine · chutney · salad · tropical fruit

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berry color/appearance

golden berriesblackberries

Dark aggregate fruit

black currants · blueberries · mulberries · elderberries

fruit origin/exoticness

golden berriesgooseberries

Tart, veined orbs from thorny bushes

strawberries · blueberries · raspberries · blackberries · cranberries

flavor profile

golden berrieshoneydew melon

Pale green sweet gourd

cranberries · sour cherries · bananas · dates

Family

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