The market · Vegetables · The Americas
Tomatillos
A tart, green husk tomato from Mexico.
tart · green
What to do with it
Ibu Sari's Beef rendangTomatillo would cut through its richnessAna Etxarri's Pil pilTomatillo would cut through its richnessTolu Adeyemi's SuyaTomatillo would cut through its richnessTolu Adeyemi's Rendang, the Lagos wayTomatillo would cut through its richness
MinangkabauSambal ijoGreen chillies, shallots and green tomato, steamed, pounded coarse and fried in oil.1 version here
MexicanSalsa verdeTomatillos, green chilli, onion and coriander, boiled or charred and blended — sharp, green, on everything.No one here has made it yetMexicanMole negroOaxaca's black mole: chilhuacle and other dried chillies toasted almost to char, ground with nuts, seeds, fruit, spice and chocolate into a near-black sauce.No one here has made it yetIf you can't find it
Latin American grocers, fresh or tinned.
- Green, unripe tomatoes, with a squeeze of limeYou lose the fruity tartness.
Goes with
Cooked with, here
How much, here
Knowing it
- Where to buy
- Latin American grocers.
- A little history
- In Indonesia, sambal ijo uses green tomatoes — tomatillos stand in well where those are hard to find.
