Lemons are native to Southeast Asia, mainly in the United States, Italy, Spain and Greece. Lemon is a very common fruit, but few people eat it directly, soak it in water, and use it more for seasoning and decoration in dishes and drinks.

Lemon has a whitening effect.

Because the vitamin content of lemon is extremely rich, it can prevent and eliminate skin pigmentation, and can also play a role in whitening, which is a good product for beauty.

Anti-aging and anti-pigmentation: Lemon contains a variety of nutrients such as vitamin B1, vitamin B2, vitamin C, as well as rich organic acids and citric acid.

It can promote skin metabolism, delay aging, and inhibit pigmentation. It is very effective.

Lemons cannot be eaten with carrots because carrots contain ascorbate, which destroys the vitamin C in lemons. Lemon tea has the effect of improving eyesight. If we drink a cup of lemon tea every morning, our vision will improve over time and our skin will be more rosy.

The smell of lemon is very refreshing. Drinking some lemon water can help us improve bad breath. You can drink some lemon water appropriately.

Some sugars and organic acids in lemons can be mixed into water, which may have the effect of supplementing energy, promoting gastric acid secretion and improving appetite.

You can also make lemon slices at home!

After washing the lemons, wipe the water off the lemons and place the lemon slices in a container. Pour in the sugar, then seal for a week or so before serving.

Lemon slices to make tea: When making water with lemon slices, use purified water or boiled water to make tea, and put one or two lemon slices. When cooking, a small amount of lemon zest can be added.

How to save?

Whole Lemons:

It can be stored for about a month at room temperature, or longer if refrigerated.

Sliced ​​Lemons:

Wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate for about 3 days. But it's best to get rid of the remaining lemons as soon as possible.

Lemons cannot be used up at one time, you can cut them into slices, soak them in honey, and store them in the refrigerator.

How to clean?

1. Put two spoons of flour in hot water of 40°C-50°C, and soak in lemon for about ten minutes.

2. Rub the soaked lemon with table salt to remove the remaining wax. Be careful not to push too hard.

In the process of rubbing the wax with salt, the aromatic components in the lemon peel are gradually released, making the fruit of the lemon stronger, and the flavor used for soaking in water will be better~

Do you love this kind of fruit?