The cape gooseberry is an exotic fruit capturing ... The Peruvian groundcherry (Physalis peruviana L.) is the most widely enjoyed species, esteemed for its taste and medicinal properties.

The cape gooseberry is an exotic fruit winning the ... The Peruvian groundcherry (Physalis peruviana L.) is the most popular edible species, appreciated for its taste and medicinal properties.

Cape gooseberries make excellent jams, jellies and purées, can be used in exotic fruit salads, pavlovas or roulades, or simmered in water with a little sugar and used in fruit pies or crumbles.