In the kitchen
- Salsa: Dice ripe fruit with onion, coriander and a little chilli.
- Roasting: Grill or roast until tender, then blend into a sauce.
- Fresh tasting: Peel and rinse fully ripe fruit before slicing.
Queen of Malinalco brings a sweeter, fruitier direction to tomatillo salsa. Peel back the papery husks to find elongated yellow fruit with a sweet-tart flavour that works beautifully grilled, chopped or blended.
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Growing guides
Ships from Québec
- Season
- 2027
Queen of Malinalco brings a sweeter, fruitier direction to tomatillo salsa. Peel back the papery husks to find elongated yellow fruit with a sweet-tart flavour that works beautifully grilled, chopped or blended.
Fruity salsa and roasting
10 Seeds per Packet
Physalis ixocarpa
Yellow fruit
Grow two or more plants
Why grow it?
Grow it for a golden salsa with a softer, fruitier character. Try a small batch alongside your usual green tomatillos and adjust the lime, salt and chilli to suit the harvest.
At a glance
Fruit: Elongated, tapered yellow fruit inside papery husks
Plant: Vigorous, branching plants; allow room or support them for easier picking
Best uses: Fruity salsa and roasting
Growing in Canada
Start indoors 6–8 weeks before the last frost. Harden off and transplant after frost when nights are warm. Give plants full sun and well-drained soil. Grow at least two tomatillo plants for pollination and fruit set. Allow space for branching growth; a cage can keep fruit easier to reach. Harvest as fruit turns yellow and fills or splits the husk.
Explore the kitchen garden
Culinary seeds Canada2027 seed collectionDo I need more than one plant?
Yes. Grow at least two tomatillo plants flowering together for reliable pollination and fruit set.
Is this a tomato?
No. It is a tomatillo, with fruit enclosed in a papery husk. Remove the husk and rinse the fruit before preparing it.
When is it ready to pick?
Look for yellow fruit filling or splitting its husk and releasing easily from the plant. Timing varies with weather and growing conditions.
Seed note
Also known as Chupon de Malinalco. Queen of Malinalco is the established variety spelling. This packet contains seeds, not fresh fruit or plants.
Cook your harvest
Use your harvest in these recipes. Check the variety notes and substitutions in each recipe.
Follow the growing notes in the description and on your seed packet. Sowing time, temperature and harvest stage depend on the variety.
See the description for this variety’s kitchen uses and the harvest stage that suits your recipe.
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