How to Eat a Sweet Lime
Select firm, heavy fruit., Wash the fruit., Sterilize the rind, if desired., Slice and deseed the sweet lime., Peel the lime, if desired.
Step-by-Step Guide
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Step 1: Select firm
Avoid fruits with soft spots, blemishes, or signs of mold.
Look for fruits with rinds that are evenly textured.Heavy fruit contains more juice. -
Step 2: heavy fruit.
Rinse the fruit under tap water, at a temperature close to the fruit’s.
Rub the fruit with clean hands, or scrub it with a clean vegetable brush, under the running water.
Shake the fruit dry, or pat it with a paper towel or clean cloth.Washing fruit under tap water removes residue and 98% of surface bacteria.Washing the fruit’s skin prevents dirt or bacteria from transferring into the inside of the fruit as you cut the skin., Mix three parts water to one part vinegar in a bowl.
Use water at a temperature similar to the fruit.
Soak your produce for five to ten minutes.
Rinse the fruit under running water.If you’re serving sweet lime with the rind on, such as for garnishing, you may want to sterilize the fruit.
If you’re using the zest of a sweet lime, you may want to sterilize the fruit.
If you have a lot of produce and want to soak it in the sink instead, make sure to thoroughly clean the sink first. , Place the lime on a cutting board, so that one of the pointed ends is facing straight up.
Cut the lime in half, keeping the lime held together with your other hand.
Cut the lime in quarters.
Remove the seeds, and trim off the pith, if desired.Pith is the white, spongy portion that covers the inside of the fruit.
Pith is healthy and contains fiber.
However, some people prefer to remove it with kitchen shears, as pith can have a bitter taste., Open up the cut lime.
Pinch one of the four inner fruit segments.
Hold the peel down with your other hand as you rock the pinched segment back and forth, off of the peel.
Repeat this for the other four segments. -
Step 3: Wash the fruit.
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Step 4: Sterilize the rind
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Step 5: if desired.
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Step 6: Slice and deseed the sweet lime.
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Step 7: Peel the lime
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Step 8: if desired.
Detailed Guide
Avoid fruits with soft spots, blemishes, or signs of mold.
Look for fruits with rinds that are evenly textured.Heavy fruit contains more juice.
Rinse the fruit under tap water, at a temperature close to the fruit’s.
Rub the fruit with clean hands, or scrub it with a clean vegetable brush, under the running water.
Shake the fruit dry, or pat it with a paper towel or clean cloth.Washing fruit under tap water removes residue and 98% of surface bacteria.Washing the fruit’s skin prevents dirt or bacteria from transferring into the inside of the fruit as you cut the skin., Mix three parts water to one part vinegar in a bowl.
Use water at a temperature similar to the fruit.
Soak your produce for five to ten minutes.
Rinse the fruit under running water.If you’re serving sweet lime with the rind on, such as for garnishing, you may want to sterilize the fruit.
If you’re using the zest of a sweet lime, you may want to sterilize the fruit.
If you have a lot of produce and want to soak it in the sink instead, make sure to thoroughly clean the sink first. , Place the lime on a cutting board, so that one of the pointed ends is facing straight up.
Cut the lime in half, keeping the lime held together with your other hand.
Cut the lime in quarters.
Remove the seeds, and trim off the pith, if desired.Pith is the white, spongy portion that covers the inside of the fruit.
Pith is healthy and contains fiber.
However, some people prefer to remove it with kitchen shears, as pith can have a bitter taste., Open up the cut lime.
Pinch one of the four inner fruit segments.
Hold the peel down with your other hand as you rock the pinched segment back and forth, off of the peel.
Repeat this for the other four segments.
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