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Citrus depressa
Citrus depressa, also called shikwasa or Okinawa lime, is a small citrus tree from Taiwan and the Okinawa islands, grown for its very sour green fruit used like lemon or lime. It grows well in subtropical warmth with full sun and well-drained soil.
Citrus depressa (Citrus × depressa, formerly C. pectinifera, Okinawan: シークヮーサー/シークァーサー, romanized: shīkwāsā, Japanese: ヒラミレモン, romanized: hirami remon), in English sometimes called shikwasa, seaquarser, shiikuwasha, shequasar, Taiwan tangerine, sheer-quoarserre, Okinawa lime, flat lemon, hirami lemon, or thin-skinned flat lemon, is a small citrus fruit often harvested and used when green, rich in flavonoids and native to East Asia (Taiwan and Okinawa Islands, Japan).
Very sour, it is often used like lemon or lime to garnish dishes, but is also used to make jams, or a yellow juice, which can be thinned or sweetened.
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