Fresh Produce
Product Code: HB04-500
Price: £9.99
Kaffir Lime Leaves: Fresh Thai Produce
Thai Name: Bai Ma Grood / ใบมะกรูดแช่แข็ง
Please note that kaffir lime leaves have to be frozen when transported in from Thailand due to import restrictions on them. By the time they get to you, they should be defrosted and ready to use. You can re-freeze them for later use.
The fragrant leaves and dark green rind of kaffir limes are used in Thailand and other South East Asian countries to give incomparable flavour to certain dishes. The leaves and rind have a perfume unlike any other citrus and are indispensable in the wonderfully tangy soups, salads and curries of Thailand.
The Kaffir lime has a dark green, warty skin which inspires an alternative name, leprous lime. There is virtually no juice inside, but the lime is valued for its zest and also for the marvellous perfume of its double leaf – no other lime or lemon or citrus can match it.
Grated Kaffir lime rind is added to some dishes, while the distinctive leaves are also used as a herb, particularly in Thailand. A spicy tom yum soup would be unthinkable without those leaves.
Kaffir lime leaves are very finely shredded and added raw to some salads, or added to cooked food.
It is sometimes difficult to find a regular supply of kaffir lime leaves in the markets; when you are able to obtain them, buy a large amount and store them in a sealed plastic bag in the deep freeze; they retain all their texture and flavour after thawing out.
Botanical name: Citrus Hystrix
Fresh product of Thailand.
These are just some of the Thai recipes that it is used in:
Fish Cakes
Tom Yum Kung
Green Curry
Red Curry
