Kaffir revealed!
March 28th, 2009
Kaffir Lime
The answer to What is it? Part 4 is Kaffir Lime (Citrus hystrix).
My neighbour has a beautiful kaffir lime tree growing in a pot near her front door. Knowing I’m a keen cook she generously suggested I take as many fruit and leaves as I want. So the weekend curry had to be Thai (red beef curry with peanuts). The zest and juice of these wonderfully knobbled (almost brain-like) fruit provide lots of astringent zing. The characteristic double-jointed leaves1 are also used widely in Thai and other south-east asian cuisines. They have a fresh, sour taste.
Kaffir Lime
No pics of the curry I’m afraid.
- actually only one half is the leaf proper, the other is a flattened petiole [↩]
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5 Comments Add your own
1. the Village Carpenter | April 7th, 2009 at 9:25 pm
Does this qualify as brain food?
2. Mark | April 8th, 2009 at 4:20 pm
Kari, I certainly feel better after a good Thai curry! It is a remarkable texture isn’t it. Looks so much like the sulci and gyri of the brain. Unfortunately if we go down this track there are other - less attractive - areas of the (male) anatomy that could come to mind. Not to be mixed with thoughts of fine food.
3. the Village Carpenter | April 11th, 2009 at 10:05 am
; )
4. Kimberly | April 29th, 2009 at 3:56 am
Mmmmmmm. Rugae.
5. Mark | April 29th, 2009 at 7:28 am
Indeed Kimberly!
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