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bikoro child
09-13-2009, 11:22 AM
Do you know that plant ? very helpful for tropical cooking,called combava in the island of "La Réunion"
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=22923&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=22923)

frog7994
09-13-2009, 11:47 AM
looks like a type of citrus?

bikoro child
09-13-2009, 12:08 PM
yes absolutely

hammer
09-13-2009, 12:19 PM
Maybe a ponderosa lemon just a guess.

Richard
09-13-2009, 08:22 PM
Do you know that plant ? very helpful for tropical cooking,called combava in the island of "La Réunion"

That is "Kaffir Lime". The fruit is not eaten but the leaves are used in cooking.

bikoro child
09-14-2009, 01:13 AM
Yes we also used the zest that is very fragrant