Dried lemon

Dried lemons are actually limes and are used heavily in Gulf Arabic and also Iraqi cuisine where they add a strong bitter flavor in addition to sourness. They are made by boiling ripe limes in salt water, and then sun drying until the insides turn black. The outside color varies from tan to black. They are sold whole or ground.

Name variations

 * black lemon
 * leemoo-amanee
 * limoon aswad
 * loomi