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...
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THE KAFFIR LIME
European grown Kaffir Lime leaves
Lorenzo de' Medeci
- Jan 28
- 2 min
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...
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jpb
- Oct 16, 2022
- 1 min
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....
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jpb
- Jun 16, 2022
- 1 min
Kaffir lime toothpaste ?
An interesting Indonesian doctoral thesis this week: kaffir lime leaf extract has a strong antibacterial power against Porphyromonas...
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ann
- May 25, 2022
- 1 min
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...
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ann
- May 11, 2022
- 1 min
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...
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jpb
- Apr 23, 2022
- 1 min
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,...
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ann
- Apr 18, 2022
- 1 min
Kaffir lime leaf 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...
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ann
- Apr 16, 2022
- 1 min
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...
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