kaffir lime
variants: or Kaffir lime
: a citrus tree (Citrus hystrix) of southeastern Asia having aromatic leaves and roundish thick-rinded green fruits used especially in Thai cooking
also : its leaves or fruit
Recent Examples on the Web
//Curry dishes include beef cheeks with sweet potato and Filipino curry; poached shrimp and bok choy in a coconut Thai curry flavored with kaffir lime leaf; and seasonal vegetables in a sour yellow coconut curry.
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Greg Morago, Houston Chronicle, "First look: Politan Row dining hall in Rice Village," 7 Nov. 2019
//Dinner, served in the temple, was corn chowder, green-curry king salmon over kaffir lime rice, and a trio of sorbets.
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Peggy Mcglone, Washington Post, "The Smithsonian hosts its first wedding in D.C. — and vows more.," 18 Oct. 2019
//Add the fresh ginger, galangal, kaffir lime peel and turmeric.
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San Diego Union-Tribune, "Anti-inflammatory diet: a food fight against disease," 27 Aug. 2019
//Stuff the cavity with ginger, garlic, kaffir lime, basil and lemongrass and seal with a skewer or long toothpick to close.
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National Geographic, "Crispy Whole Red Snapper," 12 July 2019
//The Gotham Bar and Grill is offering new options for January including the $10 Thai Sunrise with kaffir lime, almond syrup, pineapple and tonic water.
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Anne Kadet, WSJ, "Dry January Has New York Bartenders Mixing $10 Mocktails," 22 Jan. 2019
//Get the otak otak: fish custard perked up with kaffir lime and chili, all steamed in a banana leaf.
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Fuchsia Dunlop, Condé Nast Traveler, "Penang is Asia's Next Great Foodie City," 15 Nov. 2018
//Drawing in an eclectic crowd of creative talents and foodies, the restaurant has become a site for creative and social exchanges over fiery dishes and refreshing kaffir lime infused gin and tonics.
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Ahnna Lee, Vogue, "Dalad Kambhu Brings Thai Fine Dining to Berlin at Kin Dee," 17 Mar. 2018
//SanTan Distilling Kaffir Lime Vodka: Produced from barley malt and flavored with kaffir lime leaves from Vietnam.
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Kellie Hwang, azcentral, "Beyond beer: SanTan Brewing Company now makes its own vodka, whiskey," 19 June 2018
First Known Use of kaffir lime
1910, in the meaning defined above
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