Preserved Lemons

A kitchen staple for Moroccan Cuisine 

Preserved lemons are actually extremely easy to prepare, but do need a little pre-planning if you want to have them for a special recipe as fermentation can take a few weeks. Fermenting lemons came about as a means of keeping them long after their growing season and in locales far from where they are grown. Most commonly used in Northern African and Middle Eastern recipes, they also make their appearance in Cambodian and other South East Asian dishes.