Lemon, Meyer
Description
The Meyer is most likely a cross between a lemon and a mandarin. Meyer lemons are yellow and rounder than a true lemon. The skin is fragrant and thin, colored a deep yellow with a slight orange tint when ripe. Meyer lemons have a sweeter, less acidic flavor than the more commonLisbonorEurekalemons. The pulp is a dark yellow and has very few seeds.
Applications/Techniques
Raw in salads, garnishes, cocktails, juice. Good in Marmalades, preserved, jams, compotes.
History
Like most citrus, Meyer lemons originated inChinawhere they have been grown for several hundred years. Frank Meyer, a plant explorer for theU.S.department of agriculture, found them growing in Peking and introduced them to theUnited Statesin 1908. Meyers are grown in the Central Valley fromFresnotoSacramentoas well as thousands of homeowner’s backyards.
Flavor Friends
- Endive
- Grapefruit
- Lemon
- Line
- Olives
- Orange
- Parsley
- Sugar
