Question

Are tomatillos and tomatoes the same thing?

Answer 1

The foods tomatillos and tomatoes are similar to each other but tomatillos and tomatoes are not the same thing exactly.

The tomatillos and tomatoes come from different plants.

Tomatillos also have and are covered with papery husks whereas tomatoes are smooth and do not have the papery husks or any husks at all.

Both tomatillos and tomatoes are fruits but they are fruits that come from different plants.

So if you have a recipe that calls for Tomatoes then you need to use Tomatoes and if the recipe calls for Tomatillos then you need to use Tomatillos.

Both tomatillos and tomatoes do come from the same nightshade family but they are different types of fruits and have different tastes to them.

Answer 2

Tomatillos are a Mexican variety of tomatoes.

The tomatillo, also known as the Mexican husk tomato, is a plant of the nightshade family bearing small, spherical and green or green-purple fruit of the same name.

Tomatillos originated in Mexico and were cultivated in the pre-Columbian era.