Chances are, you've noticed them in the produce department of a supermarket — but gave them the cold shoulder. They sit in the shadow of their more popular cousin, the tomato, looking like little lanterns with papery husks.
They're called tomatillos (toma-TEE-ohs), and they're worth getting to know.
"Most people just dismiss them," said Linda Sapp, who sells seeds for several varieties, including purple tomatillos, at Tomato Growers Supply in Fort Myers. They grow "like weeds" in Southwest Florida, she said.
"Nobody seems to know a whole lot about them. I don't think in the South we knew much about tomatillos until more Hispanic people started moving here."
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