The Lime Lowdown
August 26, 2013
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Australian Finger Lime
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It's called "lime caviar" by its fans; its tiny capsules burst with a crunchy zing.
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Persian Lime
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The familiar grocery-store variety is also known as a Tahiti lime.
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Key Lime
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Many citrus connoisseurs feel this golf-ball-size lime gives the best juice.
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Rangpur Lime
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This orange fruit is actually an acid mandarin from India with a lime flavor.
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Kaffir Lime
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The intensely fragrant leaves and bumpy fruit are used in Southeast Asian cuisine.
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Limequat
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Use this small, tart fruit rind and all, as you would its cousin the kumquat.
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Bearss Lime
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Milder in flavor than its cousin the Persian lime, this large hybrid produces a lot of fruit over a long period.