"pbein" > wrote in message
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> On Oct 17, 1:48 pm, "Zeppo" > wrote:
>> So I decided to make a shrimp dish with coconut lemon and ginger for some
>> friends coming over tomorrow. The dish calls for 6 kaffir lime leaves. I
>> visited two Asian markets and called two others today and they are
>> nowhere
>> to be found in my area.
>>
>> What would be a good substitution? I've seen some stuff online that would
>> point to using lime zest instead and some other articles that said that
>> it
>> wasn't a good replacement. Would I be better just leaving it out?
>>
>> The first market I visited, a Korean supermarket, said they haven't been
>> able to get kaffir lime since last spring when FDA officials raided all
>> the
>> Asian groceries in the region and confiscated all the lime leaves. WTF?
>>
>> Jon
>
> Hi Jon,
> The zest of Lime works as agreat substitute for Kaffir leaves. The
> aroma is almost identical.
> Cheers
Thanks, Pbein. I was going to go that way, but ended up sourcing some leaves
after all.

Thanks,
Jon