We used to love these sweet lemons; I still remember the excitement when they would first show up and we’d get a few at home! These look like fat lemons, but have absolutely no acidity whatsoever!
We used to eat them as a snack after school.
I thought they would only be available in Lebanon or Syria and lo and behold, “my” Palestinian grocer is carrying them! I believe they are produced in California and Arizona.
What does a lemon taste like if it is not acidic? It tastes very sweet and delicate! Try it and let me know! aka Sweet Limes or Persian Limes.
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I had a bunch of it just yesterday. Here in California it’s called sweet limes. Love it!
We had a big tree in my back yard in Brazil. There we call it “Lima da Pérsia” as delicious as the ones from here. yummmm
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I think I’ve had Persian limes before and they are very good!
I’ve never had sweet lemons before, but I’ll be looking for them now!
Well I’ll be! I’ve never seen anything like these before!
sweet lemons!!never heard abt them before…
I am in California so I am going to look for them. Thanks for sharing!
Have never heard of these lemons before but would surely love to try them.
I’ve had sweet limes in Mexico and loved them. But unfortunately, I’ve never seen them in our stores here in the midwest. I love Lime Soup which is a good chicken soup with vegetables and a squeesh of sweet lime. DELICIOUS!
Never heard of them here! They must taste wonderful.
We love this stuff and the juice of sweet lime is an excellent cool-off and good for the tummy too.It is also given to convalescing people for nourishment…
I keep hearing about these but have not seen them here in France – at least, not out here in the country. I’ll look next time I’m in Bordeaux…. I love lemons, anyway…
I’ve never heard about sweet lemons before…I will be looking for them now n let you know:)
I have never heard of sweet lemons before. I would love to try some. I bet I’ll end up eating a lot!
“Sweet Lemons.” Isn’t that an oxymoron?
Are they like Meyer lemons? I’ll have to look up these golden sweeties.
Jo, once as a kid, I was dared by my so-called friends
to suck on a whole, sour lemon. I, never one to turn down a dare, puckered right up, even before the lemon hit my lips.
Discovering (to my surprise) that I actually liked the acidity of lemons I’ve been a fan ever since.
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I just saw those two days ago at Whole Foods and didn’t know what to make of them (or with them), do you have any recipe suggestions?
ça a l’air tres rafraichissant !! biz pierre
I love this type of lemon, and I’m glad you found some at your local grocer. It’s nice to find things that remind us of places and people we love!
sweet lemon..wow I have never tried these
sweetlife
I’ve never had them, but would really love to try. They sound delicious.
These are new for me too! I would love to try them as I find citrus so refreshing but a bit too tart for me. I like mixing the fruit with lemonade
We cant get them over here I don’t think. I used to have sweet lemons as a child when visiting Italy. Wonderful…
We have lots of Arabs store here ,I’ll keep an eye out for these during the next visit
I was in Beirut for the first time last week and tried sweet lemons… absolutely beautiful!
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