http://vagabondgourmand.com/physalis/ Mon, 02 Jan 2012 11:20:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://vagabondgourmand.com/physalis/comment-page-1/#comment-12447 marolyn Thu, 22 Oct 2009 06:30:58 +0000 http://vagabondgourmand.com/?p=1018#comment-12447 Very interesting, Morgaine - I first encountered the chocolate-dipped physalis/alchechengi in the Piedmont after a memorable meal with a vista of the rolling Barbaresco hills. Must try this at home. And next time you find them in a market, dip physalis in a thin caramel syrup - but don't wait until Christmas! Very interesting, Morgaine – I first encountered the chocolate-dipped physalis/alchechengi in the Piedmont after a memorable meal with a vista of the rolling Barbaresco hills. Must try this at home. And next time you find them in a market, dip physalis in a thin caramel syrup – but don’t wait until Christmas!

]]> http://vagabondgourmand.com/physalis/comment-page-1/#comment-12433 morgaine Wed, 21 Oct 2009 09:33:32 +0000 http://vagabondgourmand.com/?p=1018#comment-12433 This fruit in Italy has a very funny name: alchechengi (mind ch makes the k sound, while the g is pronounced like j), is found rarely in markets and supermarkets around Christmas time and is usually dipped in bitter chocolate, leaving the papery "leaves" outside the chocolate for grabbing. Try it and you'll tell me This fruit in Italy has a very funny name: alchechengi (mind ch makes the k sound, while the g is pronounced like j), is found rarely in markets and supermarkets around Christmas time and is usually dipped in bitter chocolate, leaving the papery “leaves” outside the chocolate for grabbing. Try it and you’ll tell me

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