Small, smooth round fruit wrapped in its own papery case that resembles a Chinese lantern. Physalis can be unwrapped and eaten as is or dipped in melted chocolate and served after dinner with coffee. Cape gooseberry, scientifically known as Physalis peruviana, is a part of physalis specie found generally in Africa. Cape gooseberry fruit is round, small, similar in size to a marble and its interior is full of tiny seeds. Every fruit is covered by two rigid leaves which protect the bright yellow fruit. Due to the fact that cape gooseberries are very sweet they are used for preparing juices, jams and pies. Native in Brazil, they were afterwards cultivated in Cape then its use was introduced in other numerous regions like Hawaii, Australia and South America. Cape gooseberry plant grows annuall