454505 Fri Oct 26 16:41:52 -0700 2007 4 27 General Chowhounding Topics 0 3071090 I'm making a shrimp dish tonight that normally contains lemon rind. My neighbor's lemon tree is out of ripe ones, but I picked some leaves and they smell fantastic when you tear them. Can they be used to perfume my dish? Don't want to eat them but they would be simmered in the stock that the shrimp get poached in . Fri Oct 26 16:41:52 -0700 2007 17682 torty 1 3071231 That sounds iffy to me. Why don't you use some other citrus zest? Fri Oct 26 17:35:03 -0700 2007 3071090 13192 chocolatetartguy 2 3071236 I know there are lime leaves in many Thai dishes so I doubt it would kill you. Fri Oct 26 17:37:08 -0700 2007 3071231 83766 brendastarlet 3 3071252 Thanks. Actually I finally worded my google request correctly and found several really interesting recipes using the lemon leaves as a grilling bed or grilling wrapper. This may open a whole new flavor door. Oh- the lime leaves in Thai are Keffir lime leaves which area different plant with odd shaped twin leaves. Fri Oct 26 17:44:02 -0700 2007 3071236 17682 torty 1 3071590 I treat them just like lemongrass...a quick lick and perhaps a bite or two to release any of the oils that still remain, and then they're placed on the rim of my plate. Fri Oct 26 21:09:35 -0700 2007 3071090 10609 Cheese Boy