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Gooseberries are very different. Much more sour, very firm/hard, crisp and very tannin-y. Pickled gooseberries made in India are amazing if you’re okay with it
by mortureb 3y ago
Gooseberries are very different. Much more sour, very firm/hard, crisp and very tannin-y. Pickled gooseberries made in India are amazing if you’re okay with it being hot.
- tuukkah 3y agoRed gooseberry is somewhat less sour than the green one though.
- seabass-labrax 3y agoThey become a little less extreme when made into jam; the copious quantity of sugar takes away some of their sharpness. If you like the sharpness, however, gooseberry crumble is the perfect way to serve them! Are gooseberries grown in India different, or could you pickle, say, British ones to produce the same effect?
- selimthegrim 3y agoTraditionally, the Muslim community in India preferred to make jam out of gooseberries and the Hindus preferred to pickle them.
- eps 3y agoDon't know about Indian varieties, but in European goosberries the sourness comes from their skins and dissipates almost completely when given time to ripen properly. That is, ripe goosberries aren't sour at all.
- mortureb 3y agoI think Indian gooseberries may be different. They’re green, slightly bitter, tannic and sour and the texture is like a raw apple (crisp, hard) and fibrous. This is the one I’m talking about (Amla)- https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phyllanthus_emblica https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phyllanthus_emblica