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Next Big Thing in Food: Australian Finger Limes
What’s ugly, exotic, rare and forbidden, great to cook with, and my guess as the next hot ingredient in kitchens worldwide? It’s not my friend Jacob’s miracle fruit. It’s the finger lime — also known as citrus caviar. They’re native to Australia, in demand in England, and now even making the odd appearance on an American menu.
Finger limes were on the menu when Charlie Trotter’s celebrated its twentieth-anniversary party just a few months back. (Chef Tatsuya Wakuda said they’re a pest to prepare, but called them key to his dish, due to the “nice kick” they provide.) Writer S. Irene Virbila of the LA Times, who recently tried them at the citrus-themed Restaurant Omakase in Riverside, likens them to “beads of sharp lime”.
Since you’ll undoubtedly be trying finger limes soon enough, you may as well know what the hell to do with them. Drink and food recipes here and here.
