Kaffir lime leaves
Citrus hystrix
herb
Ultra-fragrant double leaves that electrify Thai curries and Réunion rougails.
- Origin
- Southeast Asia
- Season (United States)
- imported · all year round
- Preparation
- Whole, they are taken out: they stay tough; cut into very fine threads, they are eaten. Its scent is volatile: at the end of cooking, not the start.
- Did you know?
- Each leaf looks like two leaves joined end to end; it is mainly the leaves that English calls kaffir lime.