kaffir lime
noun
variants:
or Kaffir lime
Definition of 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
Examples of kaffir lime in a Sentence
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Add the fresh ginger, galangal, kaffir lime peel and turmeric. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Anti-inflammatory diet: a food fight against disease," 27 Aug. 2019 Stuff the cavity with ginger, garlic, kaffir lime, basil and lemongrass and seal with a skewer or long toothpick to close. — National Geographic, "Crispy Whole Red Snapper," 12 July 2019 The Gotham Bar and Grill is offering new options for January including the $10 Thai Sunrise with kaffir lime, almond syrup, pineapple and tonic water. — Anne Kadet, WSJ, "Dry January Has New York Bartenders Mixing $10 Mocktails," 22 Jan. 2019 Get the otak otak: fish custard perked up with kaffir lime and chili, all steamed in a banana leaf. — Fuchsia Dunlop, Condé Nast Traveler, "Penang is Asia's Next Great Foodie City," 15 Nov. 2018 Drawing in an eclectic crowd of creative talents and foodies, the restaurant has become a site for creative and social exchanges over fiery dishes and refreshing kaffir lime infused gin and tonics. — Ahnna Lee, Vogue, "Dalad Kambhu Brings Thai Fine Dining to Berlin at Kin Dee," 17 Mar. 2018 SanTan Distilling Kaffir Lime Vodka: Produced from barley malt and flavored with kaffir lime leaves from Vietnam. — Kellie Hwang, azcentral, "Beyond beer: SanTan Brewing Company now makes its own vodka, whiskey," 19 June 2018 To the mix, add fried garlic, fried shallots, lemongrass, galangal, kaffir lime leaf, cilantro, shallots, scallions, and mint. — Jc Gibbs, Smithsonian, "Meet The Devotees of the Growing Lao Food Movement in a New Video from Folklife," 31 May 2018 Make a sachet by tying the kaffir lime leaf and bay leaf in cheesecloth. — Nancy Miller, The Courier-Journal, "As Galt House gets a makeover, Rivue restaurant goes for local and fresh," 29 May 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'kaffir lime.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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