Lime Price Collapse....

[moontang]

bought ten for 10 thb a few days ago..cut into one this morning and it was dang  near perfect .  Was riding around today and saw a truck with the speaker...2 KG for 20 THB.  Just a heads up, many use lots of them.  Oh, and something learned in Arizona, besides intermediate Spanish, is you can juice them, and fill ice cube trays..then put the lime cubes in a Ziploc bag in the freezer...always good to have around.

[tutsiwarrior]

when not in season fresh manao can cost as much as 20 baht a piece...my wife refused to buy them at that price...

 

however as lime juice is a basic ingredient in the local cuisine it is good to know that a liter bottle of re constituted from concentrate lime juice is always available most places for about 22 baht...I always have some on hand to mix with my vodka and soda...

 

my neighbors have a food preparation business and I notice that they squeeze their own as the fresh squeezed flavor is always better...they got a cute little lime squeezer nailed to a plank sorta like a big garlic press...I watched once as a toothless guy halved and squeezed the fresh limes and he was remarkably dexterous...

 

 

[moontang]

I actually like the bottled stuff, a little in ice water or unsweetened green tea hits the spot.  Seems like quite a few Thais refuse to buy it, and use that powder instead.  Something else from Arizona...tequila, Sprite, salt, ice, and a good amount of fresh lime makes a badass margarita without nasty triple sec or sour mix, which can easily ruin it, especially if going light on tequila.  A decent drink to make here, all things considered...maybe add a plate of fresh wontons and you will think you are South of the Border. 

Edited July 11, 2018 by moontang

[CLW]

I just would like to mention that most of the bottled stuff has nothing to do with lime juice. It is citric acid from biotechnological process with clouding agent.

[moontang]

I recall it saying 40% lime juice.

[murrinman]

cant give them away at the moment trees are down by the head(laden) with them

[Thian]

What about the finger limes? The tree's are in Thailand many years now and sold a lot but i've never seen fruit of those...have you?

Edited July 12, 2018 by Thian

[moontang]

5 hours ago, Thian said:

What about the finger limes? The tree's are in Thailand many years now and sold a lot but i've never seen fruit of those...have you?

I saw them selling the trees on Banggood...the fruit looked great, but nope, never seen it at the markets.

[BobTH]

I  picked up a basket of 14 limes for 10 baht yesterday at Klong Toey wet market.  Cucumbers are also dirt cheap, I bought 6 nice ones for 10 baht, that's 1.66 baht each, not bad.

[moontang]

20 minutes ago, BobTH said:

I  picked up a basket of 14 limes for 10 baht yesterday at Klong Toey wet market.  Cucumbers are also dirt cheap, I bought 6 nice ones for 10 baht, that's 1.66 baht each, not bad.

lime juice on red onion and cucumber is a winner...

[murrinman]

there giving pineapples away as well 5 to 10bt each in lampang

[tutsiwarrior]

at the local tescos this pm limes on offer for 4 baht per...nice lookin' ones as well...plenty of red onions but no yellow ones and the ones available at the talaat weren't much to look at...nice looking potatoes at tescos but 40 baht per kilo, about the same as the talaat...

 

gettin' late now for the pineapples so choose carefully as when ye peel and chop them sometimes they aren't nice...give them a squeeze before purchasing...

 

the MiL tops and tails a saparot and then shaves off some skin with the cleaver and has a look at the flesh with a critical eye...it passes inspection, if it didn't she'd just chuck it, plenty more where that one came from...and then she expertly sliced the good one and handed it to me, pure heaven...

 

 

Edited July 13, 2018 by tutsiwarrior

[moontang]

I turned down a bag the other day of pineapple...a few pieces were clear...over-ripe.

[Denim]

When are bacon and sausage trees in season. Be great to see crashers or bangers for 10 baht.

[tutsiwarrior]

6 hours ago, Denim said:

When are bacon and sausage trees in season. Be great to see crashers or bangers for 10 baht.

someone said that in Italy they have The Tree of Wooden Clogs...cheap footwear when in season...

 

 

[moontang]

update from the world of deflationary pressure:

 

And this is one of the few things I think are tastier from the home fridge, after a good chilli ng before cutting.  Jackfruit..5 Kg for 50 THB....or 2 Kg  for 25....,white...no mush..perfect.  Cheers.  One of the few people that should be allowed to use a public address system in public.