new food: citrus: Buddha's hand/fingered citron

[redbird]

A few days ago, cattitude came home with a Buddha's hand/fingered citron, purely because it was a new food and we should try it.

He just made bay scallops (it was a lucky week at the Greenmarket, and hasn't started snowing yet) in butter flavored with ginger and the Buddha's hand.

Nice. The small bits of citrus were only okay to eat by themselves, but they flavored the butter very nicely.

ETA: Cattitude has posted about this, with recipe and a photo. If you haven't seen this stuff, do click through.

Comments

[amaebi.livejournal.com]

Ah, good use of Buddha's hand, which is nearly pure scent in a rather waxy form. I ended up making it into Korean honey tea last year.

[marykaykare.livejournal.com]

I saw in the QFC yesterday - which is a local chain that is Safeway's main competition. I think mostly Buddha's hand gets used for the volatile oils in the skin. At least that's what I've mostly seen done.

MKK

[browngirl.livejournal.com]

Oh! *envies* I've always wanted to cook with one of those.

[pameladean]

Wow, that is one crazy fruit.

And I'm glad of the link because I thought I had friended Cattitude ages ago, but apparently it didn't take.

P.