dried lime
Preserved sour fruit
Dried lime is a lime that has been dehydrated until hard and shrunken, used whole or ground in Middle Eastern and Persian cooking.
The drying process concentrates and transforms the flavor, producing an intensely sour, slightly fermented, earthy taste distinct from fresh lime.
Also called black lime or loomi: Add a dried lime to the stew for depth.
- citrusAcidic fruits with segments
- PersianOf or from Iran
- Persian cuisineCooking traditions of Iran
- cracked openPartially forced apart
- tangySharp and lively-tasting
tart flavor · powder · Middle Eastern · sour · stew · rice · rice dishes · spice blend · pierced · hollow · brittle · smoky · fermented · Gulf · aromatic · tea · spice · cracked
- lime foodslimeade
- spicesallspice, anise, cardamom, black pepper, cloves
- limes
- Middle Eastern Ingredientsbarberries, bulgur, chickpeas, couscous, cumin
- rice dishessteamed rice, basmati rice, fried rice, rice pilaf, biryani
- sour foodslemon, vinegar, pickle, grapefruit, cranberry