Lopburi99 Posted June 14, 2009 Share Posted June 14, 2009 (edited) I love lemonade and want to make some but never see lemons in the markets or stores. Limes, yes many (albeit very small), but no lemons. It seems they both would be in the same family of fruits and if lime trees grow here that lemons could too. Anybody know why no lemons? Maybe Thais don't like the taste? Or maybe I am not looking in the right places? Edited June 14, 2009 by Lopburi99 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaigerd Posted June 14, 2009 Share Posted June 14, 2009 (edited) You are looking in the wrong places. Where are you living? Gerd Edited June 14, 2009 by thaigerd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lopburi99 Posted June 14, 2009 Author Share Posted June 14, 2009 You are looking in the wrong places.Where are you living? Gerd Glad to hear they must be available. We are either in Lopburi, Pattaya, Chao Lao Beach (near Chanthaburi) or Wang Nam Yen (near Sao Kaew). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxjay Posted June 14, 2009 Share Posted June 14, 2009 The Makro store in here Udon usually has lemons and sometimes at a very decent price. Makro has stores throughout Thailand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lopburi99 Posted June 14, 2009 Author Share Posted June 14, 2009 (edited) The Makro store in here Udon usually has lemons and sometimes at a very decent price.Makro has stores throughout Thailand. Great. There is a Makro in Sa Kaew, I'll look there. They must be available somewhere in Lopburi too so I'll have the wife ask the locals. Haven't seen them in Big C or Tesco where we usually go. Thanks guys. Edited June 14, 2009 by Lopburi99 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davyboy Posted June 15, 2009 Share Posted June 15, 2009 Yes, I buy lemons at Makro too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nonthaburial Posted June 15, 2009 Share Posted June 15, 2009 Many years ago when I used to carry out projects in BKK from HK, Io was forever bringing lemons by the crate load for Peter the Chef in Bobby's Arms. Mind you in those days it was hard to find anything western in BKK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PoorSucker Posted June 15, 2009 Share Posted June 15, 2009 Our Makro always have them in stock (samui). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaimai Posted June 15, 2009 Share Posted June 15, 2009 Interestingly, the Thais have the same word for lime and lemon - ma naao. They also have the same word for plum and prune - phroon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toptuan Posted June 15, 2009 Share Posted June 15, 2009 Wow, after 6 years in Thailand, there really are lemons here. Who'd a thunk it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
butterisbetter Posted June 15, 2009 Share Posted June 15, 2009 Wow, after 6 years in Thailand, there really are lemons here. Who'd a thunk it? The reason why it's hard to find lemons in thailand is that lemons are not a fruit that can be grown in tropical climates. Up north some lemons are being grown now and the price is much less than the imported ones. And the quality is excellent. At the local market in Chiang Mai I pay about 25 baht a kilo for lemons, But they haven't been available since february. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fred2007 Posted June 15, 2009 Share Posted June 15, 2009 Wow, after 6 years in Thailand, there really are lemons here. Who'd a thunk it? The reason why it's hard to find lemons in thailand is that lemons are not a fruit that can be grown in tropical climates. Up north some lemons are being grown now and the price is much less than the imported ones. And the quality is excellent. At the local market in Chiang Mai I pay about 25 baht a kilo for lemons, But they haven't been available since february. Is that the reason the don't grow real oranges here? Like Navel and so on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lopburi99 Posted June 15, 2009 Author Share Posted June 15, 2009 (edited) Wow, after 6 years in Thailand, there really are lemons here. Who'd a thunk it? The reason why it's hard to find lemons in thailand is that lemons are not a fruit that can be grown in tropical climates. Up north some lemons are being grown now and the price is much less than the imported ones. And the quality is excellent. At the local market in Chiang Mai I pay about 25 baht a kilo for lemons, But they haven't been available since february. Due to their similarity I would believe lemons and limes to be about the same as far as difficulty to grow is concerned. However, the limes here are tiny so maybe the lime trees are more like bushes? I'm no farmer, I have no idea obviously. I assume the Thai lemons are probably also grown up north in Chiang Mai. I Looked again at Tesco tonight, and no, still no lemons (but many limes). I bought a bottle of concentrated lemon drink syrup and tried making some "lemonade" -- not too bad, but a far cry from the real fruit lemonade drink which I crave. Edited June 15, 2009 by Lopburi99 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lopburi99 Posted June 15, 2009 Author Share Posted June 15, 2009 Wow, after 6 years in Thailand, there really are lemons here. Who'd a thunk it? The reason why it's hard to find lemons in thailand is that lemons are not a fruit that can be grown in tropical climates. Up north some lemons are being grown now and the price is much less than the imported ones. And the quality is excellent. At the local market in Chiang Mai I pay about 25 baht a kilo for lemons, But they haven't been available since february. Is that the reason the don't grow real oranges here? Like Navel and so on I've seen the orange orchards of Chiang Mai. Miles and miles of them. They aren't as pretty as Florida oranges for example, but they are sweet and very good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fred2007 Posted June 15, 2009 Share Posted June 15, 2009 Wow, after 6 years in Thailand, there really are lemons here. Who'd a thunk it? The reason why it's hard to find lemons in thailand is that lemons are not a fruit that can be grown in tropical climates. Up north some lemons are being grown now and the price is much less than the imported ones. And the quality is excellent. At the local market in Chiang Mai I pay about 25 baht a kilo for lemons, But they haven't been available since february. Is that the reason the don't grow real oranges here? Like Navel and so on I've seen the orange orchards of Chiang Mai. Miles and miles of them. They aren't as pretty as Florida oranges for example, but they are sweet and very good. why do you never see them in the shops? the only ones I've seen are the imported ones from oz or california. I did bring an orange tree over from oz (just a small one) it just survived the trip in a container and had 1 leaf on it when it got here. With a little care and a bit of fertiliser I managed to find here I got it up to about 1m now and guys when I pick my first Navel I will send you a pick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
getgoin Posted June 15, 2009 Share Posted June 15, 2009 (edited) Wow, after 6 years in Thailand, there really are lemons here. Who'd a thunk it? The reason why it's hard to find lemons in thailand is that lemons are not a fruit that can be grown in tropical climates. Up north some lemons are being grown now and the price is much less than the imported ones. And the quality is excellent. At the local market in Chiang Mai I pay about 25 baht a kilo for lemons, But they haven't been available since february. Is that the reason the don't grow real oranges here? Like Navel and so on I've seen the orange orchards of Chiang Mai. Miles and miles of them. They aren't as pretty as Florida oranges for example, but they are sweet and very good. I'm not the expert but I read somewhere that orange trees, valencia, navel, ect. are sub tropical fruits. What they grow around here we in the west call tangerines. They do grow a lot of lemons in Chiang Mai. In my wife's village her brother has one tree that produces the most perfectly shaped and untarnished lemons that I have ever seen around here. I have been asking for 2 years for some grafts. One foreigner is growing them in the mountains. The problem? He can't sell them. Thais do not buy lemons. Not all Thais, of course. Edited June 15, 2009 by getgoin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davyboy Posted June 16, 2009 Share Posted June 16, 2009 Wow, after 6 years in Thailand, there really are lemons here. Who'd a thunk it? The reason why it's hard to find lemons in thailand is that lemons are not a fruit that can be grown in tropical climates. Up north some lemons are being grown now and the price is much less than the imported ones. And the quality is excellent. At the local market in Chiang Mai I pay about 25 baht a kilo for lemons, But they haven't been available since february. Due to their similarity I would believe lemons and limes to be about the same as far as difficulty to grow is concerned. However, the limes here are tiny so maybe the lime trees are more like bushes? I'm no farmer, I have no idea obviously. I assume the Thai lemons are probably also grown up north in Chiang Mai. I Not all limes are tiny, I have 5 lime trees that produce limes as big as lemons!! Looked again at Tesco tonight, and no, still no lemons (but many limes). I bought a bottle of concentrated lemon drink syrup and tried making some "lemonade" -- not too bad, but a far cry from the real fruit lemonade drink which I crave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davyboy Posted June 16, 2009 Share Posted June 16, 2009 I don't understand why my post was mixed in with Lopburi 99's post??? I said " Not all limes are tiny, I have 5 lime trees that produce limes as big as lemons!!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyb789 Posted June 16, 2009 Share Posted June 16, 2009 Any Villa Market should have them. There is one on 2nd road in Pattaya, as well as many in Bangkok. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tywais Posted June 16, 2009 Share Posted June 16, 2009 I don't understand why my post was mixed in with Lopburi 99's post??? Fixed. Be sure to put the cursor after the end quote tag. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lost in LOS Posted June 16, 2009 Share Posted June 16, 2009 this is why i drink a bacardi breezer lemon. decent lemonaide in it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ossies Posted June 16, 2009 Share Posted June 16, 2009 I was looking at the lemons in Makro, Bangkapi recently and I think you will find they are imported. The ones I saw were labelled 'Citricos de Tucuman' originating from Argentina. The ones I saw in 'Villa' last year were obviously imports and B195 per kilo! I note a couple of posters have stated lemons (yellow) are being grown in Thailand (@'Getgoin' says there is someone growing them in the mountains but cannot find a market for them). Can anyone say with any certainty whether they are able to grow in the climate here as there appears to be some contradiction although comments @'Getgoin' suggest it is possible but presumably not done to date as no market to sell to? If anyone can provide contact info for anyone growing lemons in Thailand I would be very interested in their details as a potential purchaser. Presumably you would need to send me any details by private message as contact details are not allowed to be posted on the board? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulysses G. Posted June 17, 2009 Share Posted June 17, 2009 Getgoin knows a lot about food. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnGotti Posted June 17, 2009 Share Posted June 17, 2009 they have them but usually kinda expensive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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