Lemon Or Lime?

2024 Author: Jasmine Walkman | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-16 08:29

Many people do not distinguish between lemon and lime at all, but are of the opinion that green lime is simply an unripe lemon. But in fact, these citrus fruits are not similar at all!

Lemons are yellow, sour and grow in the subtropics, and lime is green, with a slightly bitter taste and is born in the tropics. These two fruits are used differently in cooking and are not always interchangeable.

Lemon and lime are close citrus relatives that have a high content of vitamin C, and in lime it is more than in lemon. Ascorbic acid increases the body's resistance to infections, helps to produce collagen and maintain skin elasticity.

In addition, lime contains iron, phosphorus, potassium, calcium, magnesium and essential oils, as well as pectin and vitamin P, which is very valuable for the health of blood vessels.

The lemon can be eaten whole, it has no parts to throw away. In fact, the only thing that is not edible in lemon are its seeds. But they can be planted if you want to have your own lemon tree.

When buying a lemon, look closely at it. If the whole lemon is in bumps, this is a guarantee that its rind is thick and the inside is small. A nice lemon is shiny, as if polished.

Few people can consume fresh lemon without sugar, but it is a wonderful addition to other products. When placed in tea, its bark should be peeled. Lemon increases appetite and has fat-soluble properties, so slices of yellow fruit are put in fatty dishes.

Nutritionists advise the lemon to be consumed with the peel and with the white dense mass that is between the peel and the fruit. For culinary skills, however, albedo - the white layer - is not suitable because it gives a bitter taste.

The lemon can be stored in the refrigerator for several months, and the lime can be stored for no more than two weeks. The rule when choosing a fruit in the store is for both lemon and lime - the fruit should be shiny.

Lemon juice is added to dishes when served, and lime can be added both at the beginning of the cooking process and in the middle and at the end. It is an important ingredient in most alcoholic cocktails.

Its slightly bitter taste is ideal for Mojito or Margarita. The juice is squeezed before preparing the cocktail, because if it stays for a long time, the essential oils it contains disappear.

Lime is an indispensable part of the national cuisines of Southeast Asia and Latin America, especially Thailand and Mexico.

Mexican lime juice is used for marinades, for seasoning seafood, meat and chicken, creating amazing flavor compositions with the participation of hot red pepper.

Lime is an important ingredient in the famous guacamole sauce. And lovers of Thai cuisine know the sour-spicy taste of tom yam soup, which is brewed with a special variety of lime.

This fruit contains very little juice, so the dishes also use its peel and leaves. In the Arabian Peninsula, lime is boiled in salt water and then dried in the sun - this is how the special Arabic spice lumi is prepared, which is added to bean and rice dishes, giving them a delicate citrus aroma.

The lemon's double is the lemon - it looks like a very long lemon, which reaches 40 centimeters in length. It is sour-sweet in taste, with a slight bitter note. The bark is mostly used, from which jam is made or added to dishes.

Another double of lemon is bergamot - it is obtained by crossing a lemon with other citrus fruits. Its fruit is round or pear-shaped. Bergamot is grown for its essential oils, which are extracted from flowers, fruits, leaves and bark.