The market · Fruit · Southeast Asia
Calamansi
A tiny, round Philippine citrus, green outside and orange inside, sourer than lime with an orange-blossom scent. Squeezed over pancit, into soy dips and drinks.
sour · floral · orangey
What to do with it
Ibu Sari's Beef rendangCalamansi would cut through its richnessAna Etxarri's Pil pilCalamansi would cut through its richnessTolu Adeyemi's SuyaCalamansi would cut through its richnessTolu Adeyemi's Rendang, the Lagos wayCalamansi would cut through its richness
FilipinoPancit cantonThick egg noodles stir-fried with pork, chicken, prawns and vegetables in soy and stock, with calamansi to squeeze over.No one here has made it yetFilipinoSisigPig's face and ears boiled, grilled and chopped fine with onion, chilli and calamansi, served on a sizzling iron plate.No one here has made it yet
If you can't find it
Filipino grocers, fresh or frozen; also as bottled juice.
- 1LimeHalf lime juice, half mandarin or orange juiceYou lose the floral, slightly bitter peel note.
Goes with
Knowing it
- Where to buy
- Filipino grocers, fresh or frozen; the frozen juice is good. Lime with a little orange juice is the nearest swap.
- Worth knowing
- Halve it across, not lengthways, so the seeds stay behind when you squeeze.
