Amalfi lemon
Citrus limon · Citrus
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The Amalfi lemon — known in Italy as the Sfusato Amalfitano, the spindle-shaped lemon of Amalfi — is the prized terraced-grown lemon of the Amalfi Coast in Campania. It is a large, elongated, tapering fruit with a thick, knobbly, intensely fragrant pale-to-bright-yellow peel and pale, very juicy, sweet-tart flesh that is low in seeds. Famous as the soul of limoncello and of Campanian cooking, it carries a European Protected Geographical Indication (Limone Costa d Amalfi PGI).
Picking a good onedrag
Heavy, fine-skinned, fragrantLight, shrivelled, moulding
Shop firmEveryday bestThe all-rounder: wedges, juice, zest, marinades, anything that wants a squeeze.
HeftHeavy, but hard right through
SkinStill taut, coarser and thicker
Stem endScar dry, a shade sunken and pale
SmellClear lemon oil once scratched
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What you get from one
53%
Edible part
58 g flesh · peel and pips out
109 g
Weight each
each one
44%
Juice
48 g — about 3 Tbsp
Keeping ittap a temperature
A domestic fridge holds it about 2× longer than the counter.
85–95%
Humidity
Ventilated
Airflow