[quote=“Chris”]Not “li mu” (離母?) or “lie mu” (列母?), but “lai mu” (萊姆). Recently borrowed from English.
Lemons are “ning meng” (檸檬), a word perhaps borrowed from Portuguese centuries ago.
And calamansi (Citrofortunella microcarpa), though nice, are not limes; they have a lemon/orange flavor. And the thick-skinned seedless green lemons are not limes either; they’re lemons (cultivars of Citrus limon) - they have a lemon flavor.
Limes have a distinctive flavor that cannot be substituted by a lemon.
You’d think that given Taiwan’s proximity to SE Asia, kaffir limes would be available. I know you can get kaffir lime leaves here.[/quote]
Yea, well that’s all very nice, but still no one has identified where one can find the damned things (limes, that is) have they?
Thanks for the brotherly, illustrated correction. I’ve been misled by a Pinay once again. First, about catholic with a small “c”, and then about “PI limes”. Now, I suspect her botany, but not her anatomy.
Thanks for the brotherly, illustrated correction. I’ve been misled by a Pinay once again. First, about catholic with a small “c”, and then about “PI limes”. Now, I suspect her botany, but not her anatomy.[/quote]
Oh, and, just as a side note, remember when she told you that 4 1/2 inches was “enormous”???
Yah, back in der Faderland ve vould haf chu shot fer dat.
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I vas only followink oadusss…
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Yah…me too… Vunce the rockets are up, who cares vere dey come down? Thats not my department…Some have harsh words…but some think the attitude should be one of gratitude…like the widows and cripples in old london town who owe their large pensions…
