Can green lemons be eaten directly?
You can't.
Lemon belongs to citrus fruit. Lemon fruit is oval, orange peel, juicy and crisp, and tastes sweet, sour and slightly bitter. Generally, you can't eat fresh food raw like other fruits, and it is mostly used to make drinks.
Can green lemons be boiled?
Green lemon should not be soaked in boiling water.
Fresh lemons have a strong fragrance, so it is best to soak them in warm water. High temperature will destroy the effective components in lemon, especially vitamin C. Vitamin C will be destroyed when heated, so green lemon should not be soaked in too high water temperature. In addition, if lemon slices are soaked in boiling water, they will dissolve more bitter substances, such as hesperidin, and the taste will not be so good.
How to soak green lemons in water?
1, choose a fresh green lemon with bright surface color, clean the skin and rub it with salt. Because you have to bring skin to drink, you'd better wash it carefully.
2. Frozen lemons. Freeze the washed lemon in the refrigerator for two hours. Frozen lemon is not only easy to cut when slicing, but also more refreshing when soaking.
3. Slice the lemon. Slice the frozen lemon. Don't cut too thick. Be sure to take skin slices. Take one or two, and the remaining lemons can be coated with some honey at the incision, wrapped with plastic wrap and stored in the refrigerator for three days.
4. Let the boiling water warm. Let the boiling water warm, and you probably won't feel hot when you drink it, and the slightly hot temperature is the best. Then soak the green lemon slices in warm water for a while before drinking.