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What are kaffir lime leaves
A Malaysian site explains what its like to buy and cook with fresh kaffir lime leaves. Have a look for some tips and recipes on how to...
ann
May 41 min read
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Kaffir lime Panna cotta
This recipe   is made with fresh leaves - the spine of the leaf is removed - the you slice the leaf very very thinly or you put them in a...
ann
Apr 171 min read
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Fresh Kaffir lime leaf butter
This is kaffir lime butter served cold, not cooking butter, which often comes in spicy flavors (garlic, chili, ginger, mint, etc.). It is...
jpb
Apr 151 min read
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Progress on the phylogeny of kaffir limes
This note to just to inform you of the important  publication de Wan Shuan-Lee  et al.  in Resources (Jan. 2025). It involves...
jpb
Jan 111 min read
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Pharyngitis and kaffir lime essential oil
Since 2012 the antibacterial capacity of essential oils of kaffir lime fruit and zest has been demonstrated. Hence the idea of...
ann
Dec 2, 20231 min read
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The origin of the name Kaffir lime
Kaffir, a term that comes from the Arabic word kafir, originally meaning "non-believer" or "infidel", was first used by Arabic-speaking...
Dr. Peter Nahon
Jul 1, 20231 min read
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Pierre Poivre: A stubborn dreamer
Pierre Poivre (1719-1786) was perhaps predestined by his surname to follow the road he traveled, one of research and then introducing the...
Lorenzo de' Medeci
Jan 28, 20232 min read
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Kaffir lime leaf syrup
Kaffir lime syrup is very practical to have on hand to improve cocktails, to top mango ice cream or to season summer drinks....
jpb
Oct 16, 20221 min read
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Kaffir lime toothpaste ?
An interesting Indonesian doctoral thesis this week: kaffir lime leaf extract has a strong antibacterial power against Porphyromonas...
jpb
Jun 16, 20221 min read
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Close to Citrus Hystrix ?
Audray Dugrand-Judek et al. (2015) write about Nasnaran (C. amblycarpa) “Nasnaran is a direct tangerine-papeda hybrid, it has a strong...
ann
May 25, 20221 min read
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Dry kaffir lime leaves in the microwave ?
A Thai team studied (2022) drying of kaffir lime leaves in a rotary microwave assisted dryer. It is the type of dryer where high power...
ann
May 11, 20221 min read
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Kaffir lime and metabolic disorders
In traditional medicine fruits and leaves of C. hystrix are used to relieve headaches, rheumatism, fever, to treat diabetes mellitus,...
jpb
Apr 23, 20221 min read
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Kaffir lime leaf melted butter
Add a fresh kaffir lime leaf when you melt salted butter with a little lemon juice. The lemon butter sauce leaves the realm of acidic...
ann
Apr 18, 20221 min read
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April pruning : Petitgrain
It's the kaffir lime (Makrut) leaf that's used in cooking. Its flavor is sweeter, more balanced and less pungent than the zest of the...
ann
Apr 16, 20221 min read
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