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Italian Black Summer Truffles
Black summer truffles are more subtle than the winter variety. Shave truffle over cooked potatoes, toss with herbs and a shallot vinaigrette. Thinly shave truffle over scrambled eggs.
Iceberg Lettuce
It is the only lettuce type that does not occur in red form as well as green. Iceberg is the given name to dozens of cultivars of lettuce, all of which are adapted to specific planting regions and time periods.
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Sweet limes bear fruit in the winter months.
Sweet limes, Lima Dulce, are a hybrid variety whose parentage has been linked to key limes and a citron variety. Their scientific name is C. limettiodes. They are also known as Indian sweet lime, Palestinian limes and are referred to as piñata limes in Mexico.
Sweet limes are rounded with conical indented ends. Their rind is lemon yellow at maturity, thin, and semi smooth with prominent oil glands which makes them very aromatic. Their flesh is translucent yellow, tender, and very juicy, though it lacks any substantial levels of citric acid, thus the flavor is sweet with an insipid finish.
Sweet limes are native to India where they are grown commercially. They are also a commercially grown citrus in Egypt, the Near East and Latin America. Sweet lime trees are also used as rootstock, even though their rootstock is prone to disease. Sweet limes have very little presence in American horticulture outside of ornamental use and as a garden tree. In California the climatic influences create dramatically different sized and shaped sweet lime fruits from coastal to desert regions. Most sweet limes can be found at farmers market and at Latin American markets.
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Recipes that include Sweet Limes (Lima Dulce). One
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Seasons/Availability
Sweet limes bear fruit in the winter months.
Current Facts
Sweet limes, Lima Dulce, are a hybrid variety whose parentage has been linked to key limes and a citron variety. Their scientific name is C. limettiodes. They are also known as Indian sweet lime, Palestinian limes and are referred to as piñata limes in Mexico.
Description/Taste
Sweet limes are rounded with conical indented ends. Their rind is lemon yellow at maturity, thin, and semi smooth with prominent oil glands which makes them very aromatic. Their flesh is translucent yellow, tender, and very juicy, though it lacks any substantial levels of citric acid, thus the flavor is sweet with an insipid finish.
Geography/History
Sweet limes are native to India where they are grown commercially. They are also a commercially grown citrus in Egypt, the Near East and Latin America. Sweet lime trees are also used as rootstock, even though their rootstock is prone to disease. Sweet limes have very little presence in American horticulture outside of ornamental use and as a garden tree. In California the climatic influences create dramatically different sized and shaped sweet lime fruits from coastal to desert regions. Most sweet limes can be found at farmers market and at Latin American markets.
Featured Restaurants
Restaurants currently purchasing this product as an ingredient for their menu.
| Chef Drew Mc Partlin | San Diego CA | 619-990-9201 |
Recipe Ideas
Recipes that include Sweet Limes (Lima Dulce). One
is easiest, three is harder.| Food 52 |
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Sweet Lime Pickle |
| All The Marmalade |
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The Sweet Lime Limited |
| Food Migration |
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Yucatecan Sopa de Lima (Citrus Soup) |
