What is lime?
The word "lime" is used to indicate a large group of green citrus fruits with a cake, intense taste. All lime are in the family of citrus and it seems that they came in Southeast Asia, along with many other members of the Citrus Group. Lime is popular in many kitchens such as Thai and Mexican food. They are also used to produce mixed drinks, because the taste of the cake often interacts well with alcohol. Most grocery stores sell lime, and clean lime juice is also available in many places. In general, lime trees have aromatic, leather green leaves and small clusters richly fragrant white flowers. The fruit remains green when they ripen, although some species such as key lime will gain a yellowish tinge. After harvesting, the lime can be kept under the cold for approximately 10 days, or it can be juice to keep the juice.
The word for fruit comes from Arabic limah related to the "lemon". Lime are also associated with “limy", Classic slang for" sailor ". Small fruit is full of vitamin C, which makes them excellent antiscorbutics. The sailors consumed fruit while traveling to prevent the onset of Scurva, and the lime was closely associated with marine life.
As with many members of the citrus family, lime is not very cold. They also need warm weather to ripen, and in general there are lime trees only in tropical and subtropical areas of the world. They can be decorated in other areas, such as mild zones if gardeners have access to the greenhouse. Under these less than optimal cultivation conditions, the lime tree may not bring fruit.
Many consumers are familiar with Persian lime, citrus latifolia , also known as Tahiti lime or bear lime. Persian lime is broad -censed for commercial use and has a milder taste and stronger bark. Strong bark helps to maintain the Persian LimEty stable through transport and storage, making it a good choice for commercial cultivation. Less key lime is another popular variety, with thin skin and intense taste, which is very popular in a key lime cake.
In Asian cuisine, especially in Thailand, many chefs use kafffir lime, citrus Hystrix . Kaffir lime has particularly tasty and aromatic leaves that are used for cooking along with small fruit. There is a range of other lime cultivars, including Limequat, a hybrid between Limeny and Kumquats.