SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA has the perfect climate for growing unusual citrus. Some of the more interesting include fruited blood oranges, fragrant-leaved kaffir limes and the surprisingly enormous pummelo.

Even the most dedicated of foodies transpose these similar-sounding terms, and don't fret if you haven't heard of either of them. Kaffir lime leaves are those unique-looking (and tasting) leaves used ...

Simultaneously, an email from my friend, Sarah, announces: “Our kaffir lime tree, a house-warming present eight years ago, has produced its first-ever harvest.” What to do with the fruit? Sarah ...

Kaffir lime leaves (also spelled kieffer) are used extensively in Southeast Asian cooking, where they lend the most wonderful and pungent citrus perfume and flavor to all manner of dishes including ...

Once upon a time, I got tired of trying to find the deeply aromatic lime leaves used in Thai cooking and asked a guy at my local Orchard Supply Hardware store in Pasadena if they stocked the trees ...

Q. I have seedlings of a Kaffir lime tree. I would like to mail them to friends and relatives in the United States. Is it legal to send them through the mail? Is Kaffir lime a true citrus? — Amy ...