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		JumpCrisscross on July 19, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Racist plant names will change after historic vote... Is the Kaffir lime [1] affected? It's a homonym. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaffir_lime

giraffe_lady on July 19, 2024 | [–]

I was a working cook back then and we switched to makrut lime in like 2006. Line cooks not known particularly for delicate language or sensitivity fwiw.

IvyMike on July 19, 2024 | [–]

In my foodie circles I hear makrut lime more often.

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