Hi Everyone, Looking to brighten and perk up your food and beverage? Add a little zest! I don’t mean enthusiasm, zeal and passion – although those won’t hurt – I am talking about citrus zest.
Zest is the outer coloured part of the peel of any citrus fruit. It’s the yellow in the lemon, the green in the lime, the orange in the tangerine or orange depending on the variety you buy. Grapefruit and other citrus fruits provide a variety of options to acquire highly fragrant, aromatic and flavourful zest. The more flavour a fruit has, the more profound is the flavour of its zest. Now, don’t get confused here with zest and orange peel (or any other dried citrus peel). Zest only contains the essential flavour oils of the outer skin. The peels on the other hand contain the pith (the white part beneath the coloured skin),
