QCOSTARICA – The yellow lemons, which are rare and can only be found a few times a year in Costa Rica, are back right now at Automercado.
The “limon persa”, as it is known in Costa Rica, fruit is used for culinary and non-culinary purposes throughout the world, primarily for its juice, which has both culinary and cleaning uses.
The pulp and rind are also used in cooking and baking. The distinctive sour taste of lemon juice, derived from the citric acid, makes it a key ingredient in drinks and foods. I use the lemon extract in our GingerAde, a lemon and ginger drink and my bombolini or ‘bombos‘ as I named it.
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Both can only be found at Pizza Pizza in Santa Ana centro and at the ‘feria’ market in downtown Santa Ana on Sundays.
What are the benefits of lemons? They’re a rich source of vitamin C, fiber, antioxidants and essential minerals like potassium, calcium and magnesium. Moderation, of course, is the key to benefits like improving your skin health, lower your risk of kidney stones, enhance iron absorption, bolster your immune system and reduce blood pressure.
A little pricey, ¢4,650 colones per kilo (about 5 lemons), better visit your favorite Automercado soon as they are likely to sell out quickly.
Since you didn’t ask, what do I do for my recipes for the other times when the lemons aren’t available? I will tell you anyway.
For the GingerAde, I use “ReaLemon” found at a great price at Pricesmart. Don’t confuse the “ReaLime” bottles, the latter is ‘limon mesino’ or Persian lime. Not the same as the yellow lemons.
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For the baked goods, I use “Watkins Pure Lemon Extract”.
For the rest of the year, Automercado has the Gusto Agro Sicilia.
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