Did you know that you may be eating Persian lime, outside of Iran?
Chances are: you are.
The current lime industry in Florida (citrus central) is based on a variety known as Persian. And there’s more below the US border.
Cítricos Cadillo S.A de C.V., a Mexican company established in 2000, specializes in “seedless lime of the Persian variety with approximately 15,000 tons per year which are totally exported to US (13000 tons), Europe (2750 tons) and Japan (500 tons)”.
The fruits of Persian lime are said to be “larger than Mexican limes, approximately 2.2 inches in diameter, and have a thin, smooth, light yellow rind at full maturity. The seedless flesh is pale greenish-yellow, acidic, juicy and finely-textured. Once Persian limes reach full maturity, usually late autumn to early winter, they drop from the tree.”