swap_horiz Dried Lime (Loomi) Alternatives

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Black Pepper

Black pepper originates from *Piper nigrum*, a vine species native to South India. The dried berries are harvested and p...

Seed Universal Savory Pungent

9.2 Excellent

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Sichuan Pepper

Sichuan pepper originates from China and is a spice valued for its distinctive flavor profile. It delivers a unique numb...

Numbing Citrus Chinese Heat

9.1 Excellent

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Cumin

Cumin is the dried seed of *Cuminum cyminum*, a plant originating in the eastern Mediterranean region. It’s notable for...

Seed Universal Savory Earthy

9.1 Excellent

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Sesame Seed

Sesame seed is one of the oldest known oilseed crops, with Sesamum indicum cultivated for at least 3,500 years, valued g...

Seed Universal Savory Nutty

8.9 Great

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Smoked Paprika

Smoked paprika is made from Capsicum annuum peppers dried over oak fires, a technique developed in the La Vera region of...

Spanish Savory Smoky Chile

8.8 Great

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Ancho Chile

Ancho chile is the dried form of the poblano pepper (Capsicum annuum), one of the most widely used dried chiles in Mexic...

Savory Mexican Fruity Capsicum

8.8 Great

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Star Anise

Star anise is the star-shaped fruit of Illicium verum, native to southern China and Vietnam, and is the primary commerci...

Savory Chinese Fruit Licorice

8.7 Great

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Dried Porcini Powder

Dried porcini powder is made from Boletus edulis and related boletes, mushrooms central to Italian cooking and valued be...

Italian Mushroom Savory Umami

8.7 Great

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Urfa Biber

Urfa biber is a dark, sun-dried and night-sweated Turkish chile from Şanlıurfa province with a smoky, raisin-like flavor...

Dark Savory Earthy Turkish

8.6 Great

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Dried Kombu Powder

Dried kombu powder is made from kelp such as Saccharina japonica; Kikunae Ikeda identified umami from kombu dashi in Jap...

Japanese Savory Seaweed Umami

8.6 Great

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Dried Sorrel

Dried sorrel is the dried calyx of Hibiscus sabdariffa, a tart red ingredient notable in West African and Caribbean drin...

European Herb Savory Sour

8.0 Great

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Amchur

Amchur is a powder made from unripe green mangoes of Mangifera indica that are sliced and sun-dried, used as a souring a...

Indian Savory Sour Fruit Powder

7.8 Good

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Tamarind Powder

Tamarind powder is the dehydrated and ground pulp of the Tamarindus indica pod, native to tropical Africa but now cultiv...

Tropical Savory Sour Fruit Powder

7.7 Good

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Anardana

Anardana is the dried seed of wild or sour pomegranate (Punica granatum), used primarily in North Indian and Pakistani c...

Indian Seed Savory Sour

7.5 Good

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Kokum

Kokum is the dried rind of Garcinia indica, a tree native to the Western Ghats of India, used as a souring agent in Konk...

Indian Coastal Sour Fruit

7.4 Good

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Malabar Tamarind (Gamboge)

Malabar tamarind is Garcinia gummi-gutta, a sour rind from South India and Sri Lanka, notable as the fish-curry souring...

Savory South Asian Sour Fruit

7.2 Good

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Dried Kalamansi Juice Powder

Dried kalamansi juice powder is dehydrated juice of calamansi, the Philippine English name for Citrus x microcarpa used...

Savory Sour Philippine Fruit Powder

7.2 Good

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Dried Lime Peel

Dried lime peel is the dehydrated outer rind of Citrus aurantifolia or similar lime species, used as a flavoring in spic...

Tart Savory Citrus Peel

7.0 Good

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Dried Tamarind Leaf

Dried tamarind leaf comes from Tamarindus indica, a sour leaf used in South and Southeast Asian cooking as a tart herb a...

Tropical Savory Sour Leaf

6.6 Fair

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Dried Bilimbi

Dried bilimbi is the preserved fruit of Averrhoa bilimbi, a very sour tropical tree crop used as a souring agent in Indo...

Savory Sour Fruit Southeast Asian

6.5 Fair