They add complex, mellow tartness and flavor that ordinary lemons can't match. When we refer to preserved lemons, we generally mean the sour citrus packed in granular salt, a condiment most often ...

Lisa K. Barclay of Charleston passed along the recipe for preserved lemons from Jeff Smith's "The Frugal Gourmet on Our Immigrant Ancestors" cookbook. "I have made this several times. The lemons keep ...

Here are some more ideas for preserved lemons (the recipe for the lemons is on the nola.com Recipe Archive in the "condiments" and "citrus" categories.) .*Finely chop about 1 tablespoon of the rind ...

The first time I tasted Rachel’s riff on Israeli salad, I was blown away by the intense citrusy tang that accompanied every bite. I grew up eating Israeli salad all the time. It’s a labor of love to ...

In 1987, on a visit to what I call the Holy Land, I ate the best salad of my life. It was at a small outdoor restaurant in Bethlehem, Palestine, on the West Bank, at one edge of the city’s main square ...

A recent conversation with Bobby Flay reminded me that you can always find new sources of inspiration if you seek them out. Despite my years in this field, there is still so much about food and ...

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A cluster of lemons hangs from a tree branch with green leaves - _les_/Getty Images Few people haven't experienced the face-scrunching effect of tasting a particularly sour lemon product. Some people ...