What is lemon zest?!


Question:

What is lemon zest?


Answers:
the very fine peelings from the outside of a washed lemon

there is a special tool that speeds the process

be sure to only use the colored peel, the white part is bitter

Shavings of the lemon peel.

The yellow part of the rind of a lemon.

its when you take a cheese grater to a whole lemon and the grated lemon peel is the zest

lemon peel..........you use a shredder and they shred into small thin pieces

Its the skin of the lemon that has been finely grated. You can rub the lemon on a grater and do it yourself, or buy it dried in a jar.

tiny bits of lemon peel

the thinner outer peel of a lime, lemon or citrus fruit.
*** a microplane is the best tool out there to get the best out of the lemons, make sure when you are "zesting" to use the color part and as littel aspossible of the white part, casue this last one is bitter as hell.

you should buy a microplane, as they are best for grating small pieces!

A new soap by Proctor & Gamble

Lemon zest is a cute but inaccurate name for shaved lemon peel used in recipes; the inner white portion of the peel only.
It's a good additive to add flavor to something a bit bland.

It is lemon peel that is taken off with a grater. It is strong and bitter on its own.

Lemon zest is the peeling that has been shaved. There are lemon zester tools. Lemon zest is awesome. It actually is sweet when put in various baked items. Many people put it in salads and dressings.

lemon zest is the outisde of the lemon. you have to use a small shredder, with small holes so that you can get only so much in to your meal. try not to use a whole lot, cause if you do, the citris balance will totally throw off the whole meal.

Lemon zest is the grated skin os a lemon, you can also bye a zester to zest things with like apples, limes, oranges in order add flavor to things your cooking.

the yellow stuff on the lemon's skin

Lemon peel. ONLY the yellow part. Dont eat the white part cuz its frikin NASTY!!

Basically, lemon skin.




The consumer Foods information on foodaq.com is for informational purposes only and is not a substitute for medical advice or treatment for any medical conditions.
The answer content post by the user, if contains the copyright content please contact us, we will immediately remove it.
Copyright © 2007 FoodAQ - Terms of Use - Contact us - Privacy Policy

Food's Q&A Resources