Sue brought me some organic citrus fruit from a friend's garden in Coromandel, she told that they were Tahitian limes. I heard this before in NZ, I think that this is the common name here, but they don't look like limes, more like yellow mandarins, and they taste a bit like grapefruit. So I did a quick search and found that they probably are Rangpur, a cross between a mandarin and a lemon.What to do with them? Well, I read that they are great for gin and tonic (maybe this is why they call them limes), but usually I only drink gin and tonic when I go to other people's houses (a very common pre-dinner drink in NZ), and I wanted to cook with them. If I find the time I will post a recipe tomorrow, for now I can just tell you that I had a good use for the peels: I put them in a gauze and tied it up to make a gigantic 'tea bag' to put in my hot bath. The fragrance is divine, a bit like a bath with the Japanese yuzu fruit, very citrusy and full of 'zest'.
Please let me know if you know this fruit, and what you do with it.
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Never heard of it before... Looking forward to your recipe then!
ReplyDeleteMust find the time today Yari... also because I have the phone full of photo to download, I really behind with my recipes...
ReplyDeleteSomebody calls for a gin & tonic? Here I am! Should be great to taste a special one with a rangpur slice! Cheers..
ReplyDeleteActually, I had some juice just with tonic (no gin) and it was delicious. I know what you are going to say probably about missing the gin out... but the fact is that I don't drink that much :-).
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