Make it right with a lime

There are 5 taste sensations: sweet, sour, salty, bitter, and savory. 1 alone rarely satisfies. Limes and lemons successfully “recruit” taste combos.

Limes fit in the bitter category, lemons in the sour.

What drink deserves a squirt of lime? Generally drinks made out of plant material. For example, potatoes make up vodka thus limes go well with vodka.

That’s not to say you never use lemon, it’ll be simply a different drink. Add lemon to gin and you get a lemon drop. Add lime, and it’s a gimlet. 

 

Limes not lemons with...

Vodka

Tequila

Rum

Gin

Liquers and aperitifs

Beer

Limes bring out the flavors of...

Fruit and veggie juices

Teas - hot and iced

Waters

Limes accent flavors that have been...

Stir-fried

Grilled

Just picked

Tossed

Caught

Dipped

Limes go best with a savory dish