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Default Kaffir Lime leaves substitution

Zeppo wrote:
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> "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


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