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| Water melon with finger lime or citrus caviar |
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| Calamodin trees |
Elche is famous for its palm trees. And in their fields also grow easily almond trees, pomegranates trees, figs trees, olive trees or different vegetables. But sometimes you find innovative people with curious and fascinanting projects, as the case of Huerto Gourmet, a family business growing a bunch of exotic citrus varieties (e.g. fingerlime, Budda´s hand, citron, dragonfly, yuzu, limequat, calamondin, kumquat, bergamot, lemon Meyer or kafir lime).
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| Yuzu trees in Eche |
Yuzu are rarely eaten as a fruit, but the zest can be used to make sweets and to enhance many dishes. Buddha´s hand and bergamota are used to season foods and cocktails. In some of these citrus species are also used the leaves to add a special touch to dishes through the pleasant aromas.
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| Buddha´s hand tree |
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| Buddha´s hand fruit |
For me the more interesting is fingerlime or citrus caviar, similar to a miniature lemon. This citrus fruit contain small pearl-like globular vesicles with a tart juice that tastes similar to lime and very aromatic. It can be used as garnish or as a recipe ingredient, preferible for salads, sauces, desserts and fresh fish like sushi or seafood, to enhance the flavour.
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| Finger lime |
After the crop they prepare pots with three different fingerlime globular vesicles (with low, moderate or high acidity). Its a creative substitute for lemon, because fingerlime vesicles have the effect of not interfering with the flavour to foods taste until they don't chew in the mouth.
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| Citrus caviar: finger lime pearls |
One of its most remarkable features is that their thin outer layer doesn't have flavour, and when chewed, burst inside the mouth producing a surprising explosion with an unexpected fresh spicy facet. Finger lime or citrus caviar is a versatile resource not only in the haute cuisine but also for everybody who wants to surprise your guest at home.
More information in
https://www.huertogourmet.com
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| Salmon wakame with finger lime |
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| Cream of vegetables and fingerlime |
