Finger Limes

The end of February sees Finger Limes start to make an appearance in a very few fruit shops. The main harvest period for this citrus fruit is March to May. 
Finger Limes are one of those seasonal produce I look forward to each year since discovering them back in 2012.

The pulp of Finger Limes resemble caviar. The separate juice vesicles are compressed inside the fruit and burst out when the fruit is opened
Until this year, I have only used them as an additional "explosion" of lime flavour with mangoes.  

Squeezing a generous amount of vesicles into a gin based cocktail also adds a pleasant spurt of flavour. 











The pulp makes a very nice addition as a garnish to seafood. We actually tried some two nights ago with Crispy Skin Barramundi.

Over the weekend, a dozen or two oyster will find themselves topped with some of these little citrus gems.

Recommend anyone to give Finger Limes a try if given the chance to.