Oh gosh, I certainly do remember the pomander oranges at my grandmother's at Christmas! Incredible the amount of juices coming out as you pierce the flesh.
It's fascinating to learn more about these limes. They've come to my attention more recently over arguments in some gardening posts that they shouldn't be calling them Kaffir limes any more, because it's a derogatory term for some people. Makrut is being suggested for use instead.
No one knows what a kaffir lime is here (which may be a good thing) and yes, we always call things by their Thai names here. มะกรูด which transliterates as Makrut. I'm personally not sure about constantly whitewashing over historical names in a country which has such horrific track record with refugees and its own indigenous people, but I guess distraction with political correctness is something white society is pretty good at - I say that as Kabul is re-taken by the Taliban and we all politely ignore the massive human rights abuses from countries which produce our consumer goods.
Grrrr..... It has been a tough day - pardon my brusqueness. The father of Ploi's boyfriend - a General in the Kachin Liberation Army (think the Burmese-Chinese border) was shot to death today. So human rights are very much top of mind here today.
Much nicer thoughts about grandmas and frangrant orange pomanders are required - thank you for bringing those, along with a smile.
Yes, the Kaffir Limes exude a ridiculous amount of essential oil and juice. 😊
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Oh gosh, I'm so sorry you're having to deal with that loss. I can certainly imagine that these things would be on your mind at the moment. I have to admit that when you put things in perspective, bickering and trying to find victimisation in the names of things just comes across as petty. I sometimes wonder if it's human nature to want to find something to fight against, even in the easiest of situations. Do we search for evil?
I've only just today seen something on Kabul and the Taliban, which was included in passing in a rant on something else, so I wasn't really aware of this news.
Hugs and stay safe and strong.
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