# Dried lime > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Dried_lime > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Dried_lime.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dried_lime > Source revision: 1349207830 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Lime that has lost its water content after being dried under extensive sunlight}} {{Infobox food | name = Dried lime | image =200px| | caption = Whole ''loomi'' for sale in market in [Manama](/source/Manama), [Bahrain](/source/Bahrain) | alternate_name = | place_of_origin = [Oman](/source/Oman), [Iraq](/source/Iraq) and [Iran](/source/Iran) | region = [Middle East](/source/Middle_East) | associated_cuisine = [Middle Eastern](/source/Middle_Eastern_cuisine) | year = | mintime = | maxtime = | type = Dried food | course = | served = }} thumb|right|200px|Dried, ground black Persian limes '''Dried lime''', also known as '''black lime''',{{cite book|title=Middle Eastern Cooking|last=Mallos|first=Tess|page=16|isbn=9780794650346|publisher=[Periplus Editions](/source/Tuttle_Publishing)|location=VT, USA|year=2007}} '''''noomi basra''''' ([Iraq](/source/Iraq)),{{cite web|title=What is Noomi Basra?|author=Ayelet's Comfort|date=2015|url=http://ayeletscomfort.com/2012/03/04/what-is-noomi-basra|access-date=10 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151202101219/http://ayeletscomfort.com/2012/03/04/what-is-noomi-basra/|archive-date=2 December 2015|url-status=dead}} '''''limoo amani''''' ([Iran](/source/Iran)), and '''''loomi''''' ([Oman](/source/Oman)),{{cite book|title=Middle Eastern Kitchen|last=Basan|first=Ghillie|pages=78|location=NY, USA|publisher=Hippocrene Books Inc.|isbn=9780781811903|year=2007}} is a [lime](/source/lime_(fruit)) that has lost its water content, usually after having spent a majority of its drying time in the [sun](/source/sun). They are used whole, sliced, or ground as a [spice](/source/spice) in [Middle Eastern cuisine](/source/Middle_Eastern_cuisine). Originating in the [Persian Gulf](/source/Persian_Gulf){{cite web |last1=Billock |first1=Jennifer |title=Heard of Black Lime? Here's How To Use It. |url=https://talesofthecocktail.com/techniques/heard-black-lime-heres-how-use-it |website=tales of the cocktail |access-date=23 August 2018 |date=2017-11-15 |archive-date=2018-08-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180824065727/https://talesofthecocktail.com/techniques/heard-black-lime-heres-how-use-it |url-status=dead }}{{cite web |last1=GERSHENSON |first1=GABRIELLA |title=SOUR POWER: COOKING WITH DRIED LIMES |url=https://www.saveur.com/article/Kitchen/Sour-Power-Dried-Limes |website=[saveur](/source/saveur) |date=27 July 2011 |access-date=23 August 2018}} – hence the Iranian name ''limoo amani'' and the Iraqi name ''noomi basra'' ('lemon from [Basra](/source/Basra)') – dried limes are popular in cooking across the [Middle East](/source/Middle_East). ==Uses== Dried limes are used to add a [sour](/source/taste) depth and flavor to dishes, through a process known as [souring](/source/souring).{{cite book|title=Veggiestan: A Vegetable Lover's Tour of the Middle East|last=Butcher|first=Sally|chapter=Legumes and Pulses|isbn=9781909108226|year=2012|publisher=[Pavilion Books](/source/Pavilion_Books)|location=London, UK}} In [Persian cuisine](/source/Persian_cuisine), they are used to flavor [stew](/source/stew)s and [soup](/source/soup)s.{{cite book|title=The New Persian Kitchen|last=Shafia|first=Louisa|pages=10|publisher=[Ten Speed Press](/source/Ten_Speed_Press)|location=CA, USA|isbn=9781607743576|date=2013-04-16}} Across the Middle East, they are used with fish; in Iraq, they are added to almost all dishes and forms of [stuffing](/source/stuffing). They can also be used to make [dried lime tea](/source/dried_lime_tea). Powdered dried lime is also used as an ingredient in Middle Eastern-style ''[baharat](/source/baharat)'' (a spice mixture). It is a traditional ingredient in the cuisines of Saudi Arabia, Iraq, and other countries of the Persian Gulf.{{Cn|date=May 2025}} ==Flavor== Dried limes are strongly flavored. They taste sour and [citrus](/source/citrus)y like fresh limes, but have an added earthy and somewhat smoky taste and lack the sweetness of fresh limes. Because they are preserved, they also have a slightly bitter, [ferment](/source/fermentation_(food))ed flavor, but the bitter accents are mainly concentrated in the lime's outer skin (zest) and [seeds](/source/Seed).{{Cn|date=May 2025}} ==Tea== [Dried lime tea](/source/Dried_lime_tea) is a type of [herbal tea](/source/herbal_tea) made from dried limes and is a popular beverage in [Iraq](/source/Iraq), where it is used to aid [indigestion](/source/indigestion), [diarrhea](/source/diarrhea), and [nausea](/source/nausea).{{cite book |last1=Nasrallah |first1=Nawal |author1-link=Nawal Nasrallah |title=Delights from the Garden of Eden: A Cookbook and History of the Iraqi Cuisine |date=2013 |publisher=Equinox Pub. |isbn=978-1-84553-457-8 |page=508,512 |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/Delights_from_the_Garden_of_Eden/4RZAPgAACAAJ |access-date=8 October 2025 |language=en}} ==See also== * [List of dried foods](/source/List_of_dried_foods) * {{portal-inline|Food}} == References == {{reflist}} ==External links== {{Commons category|Black lime|Dried lime}} *[http://gernot-katzers-spice-pages.com/engl/Citr_aur.html Spice Pages: Lime] *[http://mideastfood.about.com/od/middleeasternspicesherbs/a/black_lemons.htm Black Lemons] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150906160756/http://mideastfood.about.com/od/middleeasternspicesherbs/a/black_lemons.htm |date=2015-09-06 }} {{Herbs & spices}} {{Citrus}} Category:Arab cuisine Lime Category:Iranian cuisine Category:Iraqi cuisine Category:Spices Category:Limes (fruit) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Dried lime](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dried_lime) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dried_lime?action=history)). 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