It is hard to think of an ingredient that is more useful than a preserved lemon. It can be the finishing touch on all manner of soups and stews, or that magic ingredient in a salad dressing or pasta. Adding preserved lemons to anything takes its flavor to the next level.
Lemon’s bright sour taste is one of the six keys to flavor that we can’t live without. Those tastes are sweet, sour, salty, bitter, pungent, and astringent. When the six tastes are balanced and present in food, one experiences profound satisfaction.
