Talk:Kaffir lime

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[edit] Origin of name

"Kaffir" translates to "infidel" in Arabic (according to Wikipedia) or is an Ethnic slur for blacks. "Kaffir" is an offensive term as it is used in South Africa, analogous to "nigger." A more correct, and inoffensive, term is "makrut lime."

See the Penguin Companion to Food for more information on this topic.

Etkrist 00:30, 21 April 2007 (UTC)etkrist

[edit] Picture of the leaves

A picture of the leaves would be great. --Apoc2400 11:36, 14 December 2006 (UTC) Hi, it is ok for you to say the name is inoffensive but as a regular visitor in South Africa I learnt pretty quickly that its meaning refers not to colour of skin but to a poor, destitute and usually black person. It could be regarded as highly insensitive to say others take no offense at this term.138.194.244.93 04:24, 28 March 2007 (UTC)

There is a memoir called Kaffir Boy by Mark Mathabane about growing up in apartheid-era South Africa, which points out that "kaffir" is a slur against blacks, particularly South African blacks. 69.203.151.200 05:27, 6 April 2007 (UTC)

It wasn't originally a slur term. It was the general word for Blacks in South Africa. --41.242.207.217 (talk) 17:38, 7 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] The Fruit

I don't know who wrote that the fruit are inedible, but they're not. They're just like limes - I bought a bunch of kaffir limes and drank the juice once. They do taste a little different from the persian limes we see at the supermarket but they're not "inedible"

Great in beer! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 157.182.25.160 (talk) 14:09, 10 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] the uses

The kaffir lime (juice) is also used to treat dandruff..... 124.13.195.252 (talk) 12:56, 6 April 2008 (UTC)