What are the key limes?

What is a Key Lime?

Key limes are also known as Mexican lime and lemon Antilles. Thousands of years in the Indo-Malayan region, crop, this species has long been valued for its fruits and leaves.

The Key Lime has made its way to North Africa and the Middle East by Arab merchants, then in Palestine and southern Europe by the Crusaders. Columbus is to bring criollo lemon on the Spanish (now Haiti), which was exploited by the Spanish colonists in Florida credited.

It flourished in southern Florida, especially the Florida Keys, hence the common name of the current cal. Due to Hurricane depleted soils, the population has from cultures of commercial pineapple lime in 1906 and business has grown scored a hurricane destroyed again high and lime forests, never be restored. Today, most of Mexico lemons.

Key limes are much smaller (size of ping-pong golf ball) of the Persian lime, almost spherical, thin-skinned, and often contain some seeds. Key limes are actually unripe green fruits that estimated for the acid. As they mature in a yellow color, the acidity takes largely berry fruit.

Key Lime Fresh is best for flavor and marinades of fish meat, make lemonade and garnish drinks and plates due to the attractive bouquet and unique taste.

The juice is used for syrups, sauces, jams, and of course, Key Lime Pie. Unfortunately in lime pies trade these days are usually made from frozen concentrate of Persian lime, not made Lima.

Lime is difficult to find markets outside of Florida and California, and only in the season markets and / or gourmet. However, many large supermarket chains now carry the lemon juice in a bottle in the aisle of canned fruits near lemon juice in the bottle.

Learn more about the limes and lime recipes:

• Selecting and storing files
• cal substitutions, what measurements and
• What are the lemons?
• What are Persian limes?
• Key Lime Pie history and heritage recipe
• History of Lime
• Lime Recipes
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