Lisbon lemon
Citrus limon · Citrus
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The Lisbon is one of the two true lemons that dominate the world fresh-lemon trade alongside the Eureka. It is a vigorous, thorny, heavy-bearing tree giving a smooth, bright-yellow, almost seedless fruit drawn out into a small pointed nipple at the blossom end — very juicy, very acidic, and prized in commerce for cropping mainly in the cooler winter months.
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
These cues are Lemon's, and hold across its varieties; where this one differs, its own page says so.
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