Recently a friend of mine put some keffir lime leaves into a stew to
flavor it. It was great. I have a lime tree and I'm wondering if I can
use the leaves in the same way. However, mine is a "Bearss" lime tree.

Can these leaves also be used for cooking? What's the difference? (I
don't mean the botanical differences so much - just from a culinary point
of view.) The leaves smell great and I imagine they would flavor some
dishes nicely. I just wonder if they're OK to put into food.

Thanks,
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I don't know, but next time you're over, I'll give you some of the
keffir lime leaves Nick sent me. I still have lots in the freezer. :-)

Serene

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 >> Recently a friend of mine put some keffir lime leaves into a stew to
 >> flavor it. It was great. I have a lime tree and I'm wondering if I can
 >> use the leaves in the same way. However, mine is a "Bearss" lime tree.
 >> Can these leaves also be used for cooking?

 > I don't know, but next time you're over, I'll give you some of the
 > keffir lime leaves Nick sent me. I still have lots in the freezer. :-)

Thanks, Serene! <waves hi> :)

But still, I really would like to know about the bearss lime leaves. It
seems a shame to waste a perfectly good, live lime tree if those are
also usable.

I noticed that there was another unrelated thread here about keffir lime
leaves. So evidently some of you out there know something about cooking
with lime leaves! So someone ought to be able answer my question, maybe? :)

Thanks...
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PS:

 > "I am an agnostic only to the extent that I am agnostic about fairies at
 > the bottom of the garden." -- Richard Dawkins

That reminds me of this quote:

  Isn't it enough to see that a garden is beautiful without having to
  believe that there are fairies at the bottom of it too?
                                                     - Douglas Adams

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 >> It
 >> seems a shame to waste a perfectly good, live lime tree if those are
 >> also usable.

 > Well, you can try.  It won't hurt anything, but they just don't have
 > the aromatic power of kaffir lime leaves.

That's my main concern - whether there's anything in the leaves that
I wouldn't *want* in my food.

I think the leaves on my tree have quite a bit of wonderful aroma.

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