miltomate

A related species, P. philadelphica, provides an esteemed purple version called miltomate.

On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004

A related species, P. philadelphica, provides an esteemed purple version called miltomate.

On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004

So the true tomato was called xitomatl (today's jitomate) meaning a round, plump fruit with a navel, and the husk tomato, or tomatillo, was called miltomate, meaning a round, plump fruit that grew in the milpa, or cornfield.

Tomatoes and Tomatillos: Salsa Essentials 2007

So the true tomato was called xitomatl (today's jitomate) meaning a round, plump fruit with a navel, and the husk tomato, or tomatillo, was called miltomate, meaning a round, plump fruit that grew in the milpa, or cornfield.

Tomatoes and Tomatillos: Salsa Essentials 2007

Wild husk tomatoes, many of them not much bigger than large purple grapes, are still called miltomate.

Tomatoes and Tomatillos: Salsa Essentials 2007

Wild husk tomatoes, many of them not much bigger than large purple grapes, are still called miltomate.

Tomatoes and Tomatillos: Salsa Essentials 2007

Some regional names are: tomate verde, miltomate, tomate milpero, tomate de cascara, tomate de capote, fresadilla and manzano, to name a few.

Tamatillos 1919

Of course, in miltomate, it resulted in bigger fruits, a usual domestication trend.

Seeds Aside 2008

Okay, so in miltomate or tomatillo, there's an appeal to tomato of course.

Seeds Aside 2008

This sauce is traditionally made from a little American fruit, the miltomate.

Seeds Aside 2008