lemon peel

Thân thiện

She carefully removes the lemon peel with a sharp paring knife.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • The rind of a lemon: The outer, typically yellow, skin of a lemon fruit.
   • Strips of lemon peel cooked in sugar and coated with sugar: A candied confection made by preserving pieces of lemon rind in sugar.

Usage Examples

• Noun (Rind):

  • Add the grated lemon peel to the cake batter for a citrus flavor.
  • The recipe calls for the zest, not the bitter white pith of the lemon peel.

• Noun (Candied Confection):

  • She decorated the dessert with finely chopped lemon peel.
  • Lemon peel is often used in fruitcakes and panettone.

Advanced Usage

• "to zest a lemon peel": to grate the outer, colored part of the peel, avoiding the bitter white pith underneath.
  • Zest the lemon peel finely before juicing the fruit.

Variants and Related Words

• Lemon zest (n): The finely grated outer part of the lemon peel, used as a flavoring.

  • Lemon zest provides a more intense aroma than juice.

• Pith (n): The white, spongy layer between the peel and the fruit, which is often bitter.

  • Try to remove as much of the pith as possible when peeling a lemon.

Synonyms

• Lemon rind: The outer skin of a lemon.
• Citrus peel: The outer skin of citrus fruits like lemons, oranges, or limes.

Related Phrases

• Peel of a lemon: Another way to refer to the lemon's outer skin.
  • The peel of a lemon contains aromatic oils.

Học thuật

Noun

1. strips of lemon peel cooked in sugar and coated with sugar
2. the rind of a lemon

Từ đồng nghĩa

• lemon rind