Baraka | Citric Acid | Limon Tuzu | 13.5 oz (383 g)

Citric acid from Baraka in a 13.5 oz (383 g) shaker jar - the white crystals sold in Turkish kitchens as limon tuzu, lemon salt. The label lists one ingredient, citric acid, and nothing else. It brings a clean sourness to food without the liquid or flavour of fresh lemon.

Highlights

• Single ingredient - citric acid, as printed on the label
• Sour without liquid - adds tartness where lemon juice would make a dish wet
• Large 13.5 oz (383 g) jar - for cooks who use it for dolma, pickles and jam making
• Flip-top shaker cap - shake a little or open wide to spoon
• Product of Jordan - as printed on the label

How to Use

A little goes a long way: start with a pinch and taste. It is the usual sour note in stuffed vine leaves and stuffed peppers, in homemade jams and fruit preserves, in pickling brine, and in soups or sauces that want brightness without lemon flavour. A few crystals in the water stop cut apples, artichokes or potatoes from browning while you prep.

Keep the cap closed and the spoon dry - the crystals pull moisture from the air and clump if the jar is left open in a steamy kitchen. Do not use it as a straight swap for table salt; it is sour, not salty.

What Is Limon Tuzu?

Limon tuzu means lemon salt in Turkish, but it is not salt and contains no lemon. It is citric acid in crystal form - the same acid that makes citrus fruit sour - and it is sold in Turkish and Middle Eastern groceries as an everyday pantry item, used much as an American kitchen might use lemon juice or vinegar for sourness.

Product Details

Also known as: limon tuzu, limon asidi, sitrik asit, citric acid powder, lemon salt, sour salt, limun tuzu, citrik asit