Random orange fruit

[stephiemoose]

What's the name of the random orange (cherry tomato sized) little fruit with really dry, thin browny leaves attached that I always seem to get plonked on top of desserts?!

[Woodstock]

physalis - they're delicious!

[normyc]

also known as cape gooseberry or chinese lantern

[brachiopod]

Why is it random? You mean you might get oneon your dessert, whilst the person sitting next to you does not?

[stephiemoose]

Thanks everyone!! Been bugging me for ages!!! It's random because I always seem to get them on my dessert and other people don't!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Gef]

Or, if you have had a few drinks, you might call them syphalis (oops!).

[5029]

We always knew them as chinese gooseberrys

[NewDazzler]

Surely Chinese gooseberry is what is now called Kiwifruit. I think it's Physalis or chinese lanterns, very intense burst of tatse for such an unassuming fruit, lovely.