possibly the most amazing fruit in the world
My quest is over. I've finally found the legendary Australian fingerlime (microcitrus australasica)!!! When you bite, the tiny, round vesicles of pulp have the same texture as caviar, and taste like a super fresh and acid lime. Incredible. I was lucky enough to find a couple of seedlings. They now rest in fresh soil and big clay pots, under the unforgiving Southern Californian sun. Hopefully they'll yield fruits within the next 12 months. Yowza!
I also tried the limequat (citrus fortunella), which nearly knocked me out.
This is all thanks to Dr. Kahn, who is the Principal Museum Scientist and curator of the University of California Riverside citrus collection (you can find more info there). The LA Times has a nice story about her and the citrus experiment station.
