Dried lemon slices 1kg
柠檬干
S$38.50 S$56.00
- Net weight
- 1,000 g
About dried lemon slices
Whole lemons or limes sliced and dried. Sour, aromatic, and they rehydrate into something close to a fresh slice. This pack is 1 kg net. At the quantities below that is about 250 brews. That works out at S$3.85 per 100 g.
Also known as dried lemon, ning meng gan, 柠檬干, dried citrus slices, freeze dried lime.
What people use it for
One or two slices in hot water with honey, or in a cold jug with mint. Also brewed with roselle, chrysanthemum or red dates.
How to prepare it
One or two slices per mug, just-boiled water, 5 minutes. For a cold jug, use four slices to a litre and leave it in the fridge for a few hours.
Keeping it
Airtight. Dried citrus goes soft quickly in Singapore humidity.
Questions people ask
Is it sour or sweet?
Sour. There is no added sugar on the plain dried slices, so honey or rock sugar is usual.
How far does this pack go?
At the quantity in the instructions above, about 250 brews from this pack.
Is the bigger pack cheaper?
This one works out at S$3.85 per 100 g. One Sunny lists most items in more than one size, so compare that figure rather than the pack price.
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