Mexican lime taste test!

7 years ago

Laura, taste test report inspired by you, but I forgot to take pictures after cutting the fruit!

I saw that the some of the fruit on the Mexican lime tree were getting so heavy they were dragging the branches down, so I picked 3 and juiced them. They were juicy, 3 of them gave me over a cup of juice. It was too tart to drink straight, (but not tart enough to be considered a souring agent for cooking) so I added a cup of water and a teaspoon of sugar, and it was like a really good lemonade, tart and sweet!

However, the taste and aroma were completely different from anything I've had before. It is intensely floral, and very pear-like, if I hadn't made it myself, I would have been wondering what fruit had been added to the lemonade, an

d guessed it was something like mangosteen or another floral smelling fruit!

I had planted the tree by mistake, thinking it was a sweet lime, citrus limetta that we called mosambi in India, and was disappointed when people told me that the Mexican sweet lime had a flat, watery taste. Well, they were wrong. This tastes nothing like a mosambi, but is a very refreshing, delicious juice, and I am so glad I kept it!

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Laura LaRosa (7b)

7 years ago

What a pretty fruit! I’ve not tried that one before and do not have one. I’m glad you enjoyed it! Add a pic to this thread when you cut open another one!

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tropicofcancer (6b SW-PA)
7 years ago
kcandmilo: Are you originally from India? Which part? I am from Kolkata. To me key lime tastes like the common lime (nimboo) from India. Although I have read that Mexican version of key lime is a slightly different from nimboo or a different sport. I thought Mosambi is Persian sweet lime but I do not know much about citrus anyway.
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Amanda Tyner
7 years ago
I love a good fruit story. I’ll have a glass please. Haha!
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kcandmilo
Original Author
7 years ago
Laura, will do! Amanda, come right on over!

Tropic, yes, I am! Grew up in New Delhi, mostly, but thanks to my dad's job moved all over India! The Mexican sweet lime is not a key lime, it is supposedly a low acid lemon, and this was the best description was this blog: http://www.themijachronicles.com/2012/04/strawberry-lima-mexican-sweet-lime-agua-fresca/

It still has about a dozen fruit on it, and I see several buds forming, so I am hoping to try it again in summer!

KC
tropicofcancer (6b SW-PA)
7 years ago
Thanks kcandmilo. I was born in N. Delhi and lived for 11 years there. I made a mistake thinking you said Mexican key lime. Missed the sweet lime part. No wonder it looked different.
kcandmilo
Original Author
7 years ago
Nice to "meet" you, Tropic!

KC
tropicofcancer (6b SW-PA)
7 years ago
Nice to meet you too.
Laura LaRosa (7b)
7 years ago
Don’t forget to post pics when you harvest more! I wonder how it compares to NZL. I have tasted those and can’t say I was super impressed, but I need to give the tree time to mature.
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kcandmilo
Original Author
7 years ago
Laura, what I have so far been unimpressed by is my variegated Eureka, which is supposed to be pink inside. For some reason, the fruit is just not ripening, feels rock hard, and I'm not sure what's going on. Fewer flowers than the others, and a lot more dropping of immature fruit. Needs to mature, I guess?

And yes, will definitely post pics when I harvest more!

KC