Home (Citron)
Home  
 
 
Home » Gastronomy » Citron


 

Citron

Gastronomy Citric saltCitrus

Citron is a citrus fruit which is cultivated primarily for its aromatic and flavorful peel, rather than the often dry and tasteless flesh inside.

 


citron = cedro = yuzu Pronunciation: SIHT-ruhn Substitutes: lemon
clementine orange See mandarin orange.
fingered citron See Buddha's hand citron.

Citron - a fruit likened to an overgrown knobbly lemon, it is famed for its peel, which is used in marmalades, candies and fruit cakes.

Citron
A lemon-like fruit with thicker skin, larger, and with less acid
Clarify ...

citron (SIHT-ron) - (1) Citron is a semi-tropical citrus fruit like a lemon, but larger and less acidic. It grows as an irregular, open-headed shrub or small tree with large, light green leaves.

Citron:
An oval-shaped fruit similar to a lemon (citron is the French term for lemon) but much larger and less acidic. As the pulp is extremely sour, citron is grown for its thick peel, which is candied and used in baking
Citrus Juicer: ...

Candied citron peel
The rind of the citron fruit which is boiled with sugar and used in baking. It is also known as cedro and is available from gourmet food stores.
Cannellini beans ...

Citron
Grapefruit and its predecesor the pummelo (also known as the shaddock)
Kumquat
Lemon
Lime (an important hybrid of the Key Lime and the Citron)
Mandarin, clementine, tangelo, tangerine, and similar ...

Citronella variety may not be edible. Tastes like: varies with differing varieties from lemon to mint. More info here.
Snapdragon
Antirrhinum majus ...

Citron is of comparatively little economic value. It is mostly grown in Sicily, Greece and Corsica. Etymology ...

Jus de Citron Lemon juice.
Jus de Veau A brown veal gravy, produced from blanched veal bones browned together with mirepoix. Covered with white stock and boiled for several hours, skimmed and strained.

citron A fruit of the citrus family, resembling a large, lumpy lemon;
cultivated for its thick rind, which is candied or pressed; its oil is
used in making liqueurs, perfume, and medicine.
citron (Fr.) Lemon; citron vert means lime.

citron: lemon (e.g., citron de Menton, a regional lemon)
citrouille: pumpkin
clafouti: cobbler-like dessert from Limousin region
cloche: unglazed dome-shaped ceramic lid used in bread baking
clouter: to stud something with vegetables or cloves ...

It was the Calamus aromaticus of the medieval druggists and perhaps of the ancients, though the latter has been referred by some to the Citron grass, Andropogon Nardus.

This has caused problems for the horticulturist (a variety might not take to a new land), the food historian (unclear references--for example, the "round citron"), and the taxonomist (a proliferation of botanical terms).

The lemon is a cultivated hybrid deriving from wild species such as the citron and mandarin. When and where this first occurred is not known.

Primary chemical constituents of this herb include essential oil (citral, linalool, eugenol, citronellal, geraniol), tannins, bitter principle, resin, tannins, polyphenols, flavonoids, succinic acid, and rosmarinic acid.

Lemon grass is also known as citronella root or sereh.
Only the stalk of the lemon grass is used, usually being heavily bruised by pounding before being added to a sauce or stock, ...

Add milk, sugar, salt, cardamom, egg, shortening, raisins, citron and 2 cups of the flour. Beat on low speed, scraping bowl constantly, 30 seconds. Beat on medium speed, scraping bowl occasionally, 2 minutes.

Rosa's Lemon Tart With Olive Oil - Tarte Au Citron Handle
Select One
Add to Cookbook
Add to Menu
Add to Shopping List
Send to Mobile Phone ...

Butter softened, granulated sugar, large eggs, all-purpose flour, irish whiskey, candied citron chopped, golden raisins blanched and chopped, and almonds chopped are used to cook Irish Christmas Cookies cookie whiskey recipe.

Old English Plum Pudding is a raisin and citron steamed pudding
Cornish Pasties
individual potato and meat pies ...

A dense, flat Italian cake filled with hazelnuts, almonds, honey, candied citron and citrus peel, cocoa and spices.
Panforte:
A rich dense torte made of candied fruit and nuts.

A mixture of candied diced lemon peel, orange peel, citron, red cherries and pineapple.
Fry
To cook food in oil or butter over medium-high heat.

Look for the herb lemon grass, frequently used to flavor Thai dishes, fresh or dried in specialty stores or large supermarkets. The fragrant glass also goes by the names Citronella and sereh.
Indian-Spiced Shrimp
See All Coconut Shrimp Recipes ...

To the batter, add 1 oz. each of candied apricots, candied cherries, candied citron, candied grapefruit peel, candied lemon peel, and candied pineapple (or any combination you wish of candied fruit).

search
Used to add a tangy or fermented taste to sausages. Lowers the pH of sausage. Also used to preserves color of fresh sausage during storage. Citron ...

Ponzu Sauce made with Japanese citron. Rainbow Roll A Maki roll, typically consisting of Nori seaweed and rice, wrapped around seafood with diagonal strips of fish across the top.

See also: Fruit, Cooking, Lemon, Sugar, Water