kaffir lime
noun
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 see usage paragraph at kaffir
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Recipes include citrus brandy, cold-brew coffee, yuzu, and shiso, or gin, seaweed, kaffir lime, and elderflower.
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Tori Latham, Robb Report, 7 Mar. 2024
The top notes of Happy are packed with zingy citrus aromas, including mandarin orange, kaffir lime, calamansi (also known as Philippine lime) and lemon.
—Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune, 7 Nov. 2022
This flavorful dry curry dish calls on kaffir lime leaves, coconut milk, star anise and red chile, among other spices, to deliver its complexity.
—Terry Ward, CNN, 27 Oct. 2022
The hearty handheld packs fried chicken thigh meat, greens and kaffir lime leaf aioli inside a potato bun.
—Megha McSwain, Chron, 13 July 2022
While deep fried tofu and broccoli comes with herbs from the resort’s own garden, kaffir lime, chili and kimchi toasted sesame seeds.
—Angelina Villa-Clarke, Forbes, 20 June 2022
Fresh blossoms open, with lovely ocean salinity and whiffs of kaffir lime.
—Sara L. Schneider, Robb Report, 17 May 2021
Thai masterpiece teems with shrimp, mushrooms, tomatoes, lemongrass, galangal and kaffir lime leaves.
—CNN, 13 Apr. 2021
Owner Wilat Mongkolprasit recommends the coconut soup, or tom kha gai, which includes a choice of protein, cilantro, galangal, garlic, green onion, kaffir lime leaf, lemongrass, and mushrooms.
—Larrisa Beth Turner, The Salt Lake Tribune, 25 Dec. 2020
Tori Latham, Robb Report, 7 Mar. 2024
The top notes of Happy are packed with zingy citrus aromas, including mandarin orange, kaffir lime, calamansi (also known as Philippine lime) and lemon.
—Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune, 7 Nov. 2022
This flavorful dry curry dish calls on kaffir lime leaves, coconut milk, star anise and red chile, among other spices, to deliver its complexity.
—Terry Ward, CNN, 27 Oct. 2022
The hearty handheld packs fried chicken thigh meat, greens and kaffir lime leaf aioli inside a potato bun.
—Megha McSwain, Chron, 13 July 2022
While deep fried tofu and broccoli comes with herbs from the resort’s own garden, kaffir lime, chili and kimchi toasted sesame seeds.
—Angelina Villa-Clarke, Forbes, 20 June 2022
Fresh blossoms open, with lovely ocean salinity and whiffs of kaffir lime.
—Sara L. Schneider, Robb Report, 17 May 2021
Thai masterpiece teems with shrimp, mushrooms, tomatoes, lemongrass, galangal and kaffir lime leaves.
—CNN, 13 Apr. 2021
Owner Wilat Mongkolprasit recommends the coconut soup, or tom kha gai, which includes a choice of protein, cilantro, galangal, garlic, green onion, kaffir lime leaf, lemongrass, and mushrooms.
—Larrisa Beth Turner, The Salt Lake Tribune, 25 Dec. 2020
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