Glossary L

Limão is the Portuguese word for "Lime".

Deutsch: Lime

Lime is a a green citrus fruit.

In the food context, "lime" is a citrus fruit that is widely used in cooking and as a flavoring in many different cuisines. Limes have a tart, acidic flavor and are often used to add brightness and acidity to dishes.

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Deutsch: Limettenlimonade / Español: Limonada de lima / Português: Limonada de lima / Français: Citronnade de Citron vert / Italiano: Limonata di lime

Limeade in the food context refers to a refreshing beverage made by mixing lime juice, water, and a sweetener, such as Sugar or honey. It is similar to lemonade but uses limes instead of lemons, giving it a tangier and slightly more intense citrus flavour.

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Limetten-Kaviar is a German culinary term for Finger Lime or Australian Finger Lime (Citrus australasica). It is used for its acidic taste as a new substitute for lemon or lime juices used as souring agents for some recipes. The fruit are now increasingly sought by Gourmet restauranteurs in Germany and is now being featured and introduced to the public in some television shows.

Australian Finger Lime (Citrus australasica 'Rainforest Pearl') is formerly known as Microcitrus Australasica.

Limetten-Kaviar is also called Lime Caviar or Limepearls.

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Limon (?????) is the Russian word for "Lemon"

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Limonada is a Portuguese word for lemonade

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Limonata is the Italian word for lemon soda or lemonade, a beverage made from lemon juice and sugar mixed with water

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Limonello refer to a Sardinian liqueurs which are made from alcohol, sugar or honey and lemon peel.

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Limpet (Patella caerulea Linnaeus) refers to a mollusk usually found around rocky coasts. Limpets are not really that flavorful, and the meat tends to be tough. Limpet's shell is conical and more or less symmetrical, with a pearly interior and normanny no more tha 4 to 5 centimeters long. However, giant Limpets with a flesh as hard as a leather reach up to 8 centimeters in the Corsican isle of Cavalho. Limpets are normally eaten raw, Greeks make them into a soup. Limpet is called Patelle in French; Petalida in Greek; Patella in Italian; Lapa in Spanish; N'lat in Tunisian; Deniz Kulagi in Turkish. Other names inlcude: Chapeau Chinois, also Arapede, Alepedo in Midi; and Barretet in Catalan.

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Limu is the Hawaiian word for "Seaweed".

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