Lime or yellow lemon is better

With the advent of summer, whitening has become a hot issue again. As we all know, lemon and honey water can not only whiten, but also have the effect of removing spots. When one holds a cup with lemon and lemon water, looking at the yellow lemon in the cup, gives one a feeling that the mood will be much lighter. In recent years, the major supermarkets not only sell yellow lemons, but also appear the price is relatively high yellow lemon lime. Is a lime a yellow lemon that is not ripe? Is it better to have lime or yellow lemon?

Is a lime an unripe yellow lemon?

Lime is not an unripe yellow lemon. Although both lime and yellow lemon originated from Southeast Asia, they have very different fates. It is said that no one grows yellow lemons in Southeast Asia nowadays, and limes are the only ones in every orchard. The difference between lime and yellow lemon is that lime contains more vitamin E than yellow lemon, so lime tastes more sour than yellow lemon. When making lemon water, many people see uneaten fresh lemons to make water and find that limes taste a lot more sour than yellow lemons. What is the main use of limes? What is the way to eat them?

Mint lime water

How to do it: Wash the mint leaves and put them in a blender, pour in a little water to reach the mint juice, then pour the large mint of into a container through a strainer and filter out the dregs of the mint leaves. Then cut the lime into thin slices, add 1500ml of pure water to the cup and pour in the mint, add the appropriate honey and you can drink it directly. Effects: Because of the natural coolness of mint, using the combination of mint and lime, drinking a glass of wine on a tired summer afternoon can immediately refresh the body, this method can not only refresh but also give the body a timely replenishment of vitamin C.

Lemon chicken stew can lower blood sugar

Ingredients: 4 limes, 1 hen (about 400-500g), 3 slices of ginger. Practice: wash the lime, cut in half; chicken slaughter and wash, remove the dirty, head, claws, tail, together with the stew pot, add cold boiled water 1250 ml (about 5 bowls), cover the stew for 3 hours, after boiling can be put in the refrigerator, drink a little a day, drink for a week. Effect: According to Chinese medicine, lime is bitter and cold in nature, which has the effect of quenching thirst and regulating the spleen and stomach, and also has the effect of Chen Pi in regulating Qi. The reason why lime can lower blood sugar is because it has a similar effect to insulin.

Lime can stop cough and dissolve phlegm

How to do: prepare a number of bottles and jars that have been scalded with boiling water to dry; wash and dry the limes; add pickling salt to the glass tube, the amount of which is just 2~3 inside the flat bottom, add boiling water, then add cool boiling water to make saturated brine, the water level is about half of the bottle; put the limes into the bottle and compact them, then sprinkle a layer of pickling salt on the surface of the lemon, then seal the bottle; after half a week of pickling you can find After half a week of pickling, you can find that the limes are slowly shrinking in size due to the precipitation of water, so you can add a few more fresh limes according to the situation; after a year of pickling, you can eat them. Effect: Fresh lemons are more common in Hong Kong style restaurants, and the well-known salted lemon seven is the representative work. Fiber lemon can stop cough and dissolve phlegm, especially in the autumn and winter season to take to protect the throat and clear the lungs. For general sore throat and cold and cough, eating some fresh lemon is guaranteed to have an immediate effect.

Lime Honey

Directions: Rinse the lime, sprinkle the appropriate amount of salt on the surface of the lemon, gently scrub the surface of the lemon with the palm of your hand, then wash the lime with water, after wiping off the skin of the lime, slice the lime, let into a clean and waterless sealed glass container, use a layer of lime, a layer of honey show layer by layer cover, marinate for a week and then drink. Effect: The method is suitable for daily drinking, then the effect is the whitening and light spot effect for women. It is worth noting that the taste of lime is more acidic and astringent than yellow lemon, so drink is not accustomed to the lime can be changed to yellow lemon.

Lime can replace vinegar for flavoring

Because lime is more acidic than yellow lemon, few people use lime to drink water directly. However, because of the acidity of lime, many people use lime instead of vinegar when cooking. The dishes made with the freshness of lime will taste more refreshing.