Leaves That Taste Like LEMONS : Making Tea With Lemon Myrtle, Lemon Verbena & Lemon Leaves
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- Leaves That Taste Like LEMONS : Making Tea With Lemon Myrtle, Lemon Verbena & Lemon Leaves
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I laughed at "Throw them in your underwear drawer"
Lemon thyme is pretty amazing too.
Lemon Myrtle is great, It's used a lot in things in Australia like salts, oils or soaps.
I have eaten Lemon Myrtle cake before, or ground up as a powder with Tasmanian mountain pepper on steak. It's rather aromatic taste and slightly herbal, I actually quite like it, but its a little unique.
And it will get u JACKED AS SHIT BOI!!!
In Murcia, Spain, we use lemon leaves to make a dessert called "paparajotes", they are basically lemon leaves covered in fried dough and sugar, you should check them out, they are super easy to make
y si no tengo esto mal entendido, la leche frita se hierve con ojas de limón antes de cuajarla.
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lemon verbena tea slaps so hard thooo 👌🏼 i grew up having a verbena bush in my garden and we used to make it into tea every winter
I reckon you'd like lemon eucalyptus (Corymbia citriodora, formerly Eucalyptus citriodora). It is incredibly fragrant. Another: lemon-scented geranium. And another: lemon-scented tea tree (Leptospermum petersonii). All these lemon leaf-scented plants (lemon verbena, lemon balm, lemon myrtle, etc) definitely have a lemony theme, but each has its own unique twist.
Yeah seems like they would be good in compound teas.
Makrut is the Thai name, if you want to avoid calling it "kaffir".
As a South African I approve of this suggestion.
Lemon balm and sorrel are pretty lemony too.
There is also a lemon-scented geranium that can be used to line a cake pan for pound cake, or to brew a tea. Some nurseries sell them as "mosquito plant" because of their insect repellent properties. There is a great variety of scented geraniums, including Rose-scented, which makes an absolutely awesome flavor in wine-making. Vide "Scented Geranium" in a web search.
Opening music sounds like Incompetech is providing a copyright-free version of the opening bars of “Jupiter” from Holst’s The Planets.
Any citrus leaf is a better-than-nothing substitute for Kaffir lime leaf, I’ve been told. In this part of Florida I can just attack any backyard citrus tree.
Isn't that music public domain already? Gustav Holst died in 1934.
lemon verbena ice cream is shockingly good.
I have a lemon verbena growing outside my apartment and I've been finding all kinds of uses...from foods, medicinal uses, even cleaning products. Haven't found anything about lemon verbena ice cream but I'm going to try to find a recipe. I love lemons!
@@moondog9086 they have it seasonally at a little gastropub in my city, i havent been in a while but i still think about it like once a month!
@@XcaptainXobliviousX sounds delicious. I doubt that I could find a place like that here in southeast TN., but thank you for responding. After I commented, I realized your comment was from two years ago lol
Lemon Thyme is also a very common lemon substitute. It's not identical to a lemon, but it's pretty close for something that's not related
Idk if anyone's said it before but a quick google brought up "Makrut" as an alternative term.
@Wyrdash: You could also use combava.
Limonene (old organic chemists used to name molecules after where they first found it) , is very common in the plant world. It is a rather simple molecule found as an intermediary to other molecules. It is found everywhere but is often masked by stronger scents. Many species of insects have an aversion to it.
There's also lemon balm (balm mint), and lemon grass.
And lemon thyme.
Lemon balm tastes very astringent.
Angelina Mckinley really? Not to me. It’s lemony.
The lemon verbena essential oil is my favorite essential oil.
Lemon bay, lemon grass, lemon balm also good
Strangely enough, I grew up. With a very large root of lemon grass in my yard. I have had several lime trees also. Back then we didn't called it lemon grass, we called it fever grass. I think I might have drink more lemon grass tea in my lifetime than any other tea, but somehow never linked the flavor to that of lemons or anything citrusy. I wasn't until I was much older and heard the name lemon grass, then I was like, ok, there's a little lemon going on here.
Lemon Myrtle with ginger is good. like in ginger beer etc.
Have you tried various mint-themed plants? Moroccan mint is my favourite. It makes a refreshing tea. 'Eau de Cologne' mint has a unique floral twist. Peppermint-scented geranium leaf is so aromatic that I regard it to be more 'minty' than actual mint (Mentha sp.)
I found plants in the wild have these qualities I never really thought it anything about it until I seen this video nice post brotha
What about lemon grass and lemon balm?
Verbena, and lemon balm are God sent, I love those 2 in particular. Never tried lemon grass, how is it?
I also have lemon balm in my herb garden.
next time do lemon balm, lemongrass, and citronella and perhaps wood sorrel leaves
I like making fresh lemon verbena tea better than dried . Also like to crush it up fresh and stick it in a water bottle and in a little while your water tastes yummy 😊
Lemon verbena is called cedrón in Argentina, is a very popular thing to grow in your garden i have one, we mainly use it added in mate, and in herbal or medicinal teas
Can you do rose scented leaves or orange scented or scented geraniums recipes
Oh yeah- rose geranium leaves are lovely in cake!
Lemon verbena is the best, tastes more like lemon sherbert.
You should try wood sorrel, it's an Oxalis some think tastes like lemon personally I think they're more like apple peel.
I had no idea you could eat lemon leaves. I'm growing a lemon tree. So, I'll have to try it once I get rid of the leaf borers.
I worship lemon verbena. Smells like exactly like lemon heads taste. Very good in meat marinade for carnivorous types like myself. Made incense out of it too
Sounds great!
Our local Thai restaurant adds lemon leaves to their dishes. Also, have you tried lemon balm. It comes from the mint variety but tastes like lemon.
I use lemon leaves in cooking all the time. I basically use them like most people use bay leaves, but fresh.
I just go out to my lemon tree/bush, pick a few leaves, crush them up and add them to soups and stews and stuff
kaffir lime leafs are also used in cooking
Lemon basil is very good also
Don't forget lemon balm! They're part of the mint family but really smell and taste like lemon.
I like lemon balm. Got a few nice plants growing this summer. I have seen lemon thyme once before, can't seems to come across it since, would definitely like to grow a plant of it.
Never heard of lemon leaves 🤔 before! The tea looks strong!
Rose-scented geranium (especially the 'Attar of Roses' variety) smells like rose Turkish Delight. I think you can use the leaves in recipes. Perhaps Turkish Delight confectionery?
There's also Cinnamon Myrtle, both of them native to here in Australia.
ooh I'll have to try that
@@WeirdExplorer You should also try the Australian Magenta Lilly Pilly if you wanna try another native. After Covid you should really come here and try some of the native stuff since all of it is really unique and looks very alien (Like one of our native bananas Musa Banksii, although extremely rare).
I have that as well as aniseed myrtle & strawberry gum in my spice cabinet.
Check also Rhus Integrifolia (lemonade berry). Although the leaves are possibly toxic, the fresh berries are submerged in water to get a fresh lemonade drink.
Mmmm, lemony! ( I don’t know what this is from, but i say it all the time.)
Not quite lemon but my mother would boil the leaves of pomelo and drink it as some remedy or something. IDK what for exactly but she drinks it not for pleasure. She say it's very bitter. We're from the Philippines though IDK if this is a common thing though.
Hey Jared, Why didn't you put Lemon balm in your list? It's probably the most popular plant for lemon tasting leaves. I grow it in my garden, next to my Mint and Catnip and grows back every year here in Oregon.
Its coming up in another video :)
I make lemon Myrtle tea every day it’s not bitter at all.
Lemon balm is also a good one
The Lemon Verbena can be used with yerba mate, it adds a nice complementary aroma and flavor.
Kaffir lime leaf are use in Thai food examples tomyamkung and many other manu
Jared you gotta try Luc’s garcinia, also called Mexican Achacha. Its out of this world and i may say better than Achacha👊!!
Do you mean Adam's evil twin Jared?
Nice!
Maybe add a little fresh ginger to cut the bitterness.
You should try the Nara Melon
I didn't know you can use the leaves !!
I’ve made an interesting ice cream with lemon verbena leaves. I noticed it had a bit of minty-ness. Research shows they all have citral and limonene.
for our next episode, sipping melange of lemon leaves while reading lemony snicket
the compounds inside are alcohols geraniol and spathulenol, maybe that caused an irritant like effect
What do you think about Rhubarb? It’s the fruitiest of the vegetables.
how about lemon balm?
I was walking through a trail and found a Florida native I’ve only seen it in the one location. It is very menthol smell and I nibbled on it . like you wanna try it? Idk it’s edible but it’s probably capable of flavoring a dish.
It resembles like marijuana buds but only in similar flowering production
Try Pelargonium citronellum. The real lemon pelargonium/geranium.
Smells more like lemon than lemon I promise! The taste however...
Please try it.
It has to be fresh leaves however. Dry it's useless.
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Lemon thyme?
Um ACtuAlLY tHAt IsN'T tEa THat'S aN INfuSIOn.
jack in the pulpit has a heat to it but it is toxic. I bit some as a kid and it burned so bad.
Probably oxalate crystals. basically tiny crystalline needles that stick in your mouth and throat. found in all araceae (incl. jack in the pulpit) as far as I know. Also present in some members of the grape family, and probably others.
other plants have relatively high amounts of oxalic acid, which combines in your blood with potassium and calcium to form oxalate crystals. not so bad in small quantities, but in higher doses can cause damage to your kidneys. oxalic acid is pretty ubiquitous in the polygonaceae, and is what gives dock and rhubarb their sour taste. also present in the genus oxalis (woodsorrels).
Oxalates are destroyed by thorough cooking, so many araceous roots (and even rhubarb leaves) can be rendered edible this way.
Did anyone else go down a rabbit hole of research trying to understand why kaffir lime (better name to call it is makrut lime) and basically got cultured by it? Cause I did and holy hell I was not ready for sudden and aggressive information containing years of imperialism and the pain of Africans 😰
the kaffir slur and the name of the kaffir lime have different origins and uses, don't worry as you're not saying the term as the racial slur.
Can you explain why it's a slur and the origin of both?
@@avariceseven9443 ok, it's a slur because before the extended colonization of south africa it was a way of calling black people, and it remained as a secondary way of calling them, one with more "spite" to it. It's like the word negro of south africa.
In the case of the origin I don't know the details, only that the names came to be separately, that it was called kaffir lime before the term in south africa appeared and that the term in south africa has a different route. It's a coincidense in the name as it sometimes happens with words in fistant languages that have completely different meanings, like lotus in hindi is the same as horrible in finnish
@@avariceseven9443: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaffir_(racial_term)#Alternative_usage
@@alecity4877 I see. Thanks for explaining it. I don't really mind slurs if they are the official names of things and that if those terms were not really derogatory in the country of origin. For example, I saw people try to be careful when saying "cerveza negra" when it's a name of some beer. I came from a country where for some reason, these past few decades, they think white is the only standard of beauty. Kids call other kids with very dark colored skin "negra" or "negro" but it's more of a childish insult and dont really carry any weight as to how the N word in America has and I dont think I've seen or heard any adult here use that as an insult to other than reference to skin color or just friendly teasing amongst really really close friends or family member.
@@avariceseven9443 well spanish is my mother tongue, and I really find it odd how even if it's about the colour of something and it has the word negro/negra in it, anglos are super careful to say it, even when it doesn't have the meaning of the US racial slur.
The word "kaffir" comes from the Islamic word for "infidel" but in Southern Africa is used similarly to the "n" word in America. I don't think anyone should hesitate when using it in the names of fruits or leaves, especially if they are not in South Africa, Botswana, Namibia or Zimbabwe.
Your te lacks the te plant to be true te, which probably appected your review of the lemon te
i like lemons but am generally suspicious of green things. ✅🍋❌🌱
@manda b.: Alien CinemaSins: Thaaat's racist **DING!**
I'm obviously joking.
The lemon myrtle might be related to eucalyptus in some way. You said it's from Tasmania, that it numbed your tongue and tasted kind of like a coughdrop. With those descriptions I instantly thought about eucalyptus. :)
It is in the same family as eucalyptus. But they aren't found naturally in Tasmania, they are found in Queensland.
We moved in to a house that has tree that smells like peanuts.
I dealt with trees like that, they turned out to be Poison Summac. Look it up just in case.
could be tree of heaven. leaves on that are edible, but not great. looks real similar to walnuts and sumacs, but the odor is a dead giveaway.
My name yeff
As a South African, I must say that the term k*ffir is extremely offensive, however when not using it as a slur, for example referring to the lime, I see no problems. But if you ever come to South Africa, don't use the term at all, because some idiot WANTS to look for a reason to fight and such. Plus people have been imprisoned for using the term.
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His arms look fake in the first portion of the video
*british colonialism intensifies*
Mister, we have so many lemony and fragrant leaves that you would be astonished. We are mostly concerned about your basic health.
We have an angry issue. You have killed our totoabas. Shame.
I enjoy your videos but you must remember that most people don't live in New York. Yall should be ashamed. We are asking for help. I probably came to the wrong place. All we get is shit, and oddities.
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