Zest of lemon or orange, what exactly is that?

Answer 1

It is the very outer skin of an orange or lemon. To use it you wash the orange or lemon very well and then you use a fine grater or zester to remove just the very outer skin. You do not want to grate into the white area under the skin.

Answer 2

Zest

Definition: The perfumy outermost skin layer of citrus fruit (usually oranges or lemons), which is removed with the aid of a citrus zester, paring knife or vegetable peeler. Only the colored portion of the skin (and not the white pith) is considered the zest. The aromatic oils in citrus zest are what add so much flavor to food. Zest can be used to flavor raw or cooked and sweet or savory dishes.

Answer 3

zest is the sharp fruity sparkle that hides underneath the skin of any citrus fruit not just oranges or lemons. According the Pocket Oxford dictionary to which I have just referrde it is the piquancy, stimulating flavour, slice of citrus peel added to give flavour

Answer 4

It's scraping of the peel of a lemon or orange

Answer 5

It's the finely minced outer peel of the lemon or orange.

Answer 6

fine peelings of the rine of the lemon or orange. If you want to use it, use a micro plane and don't file it down to the white area closest to the fruit, it is very bitter.

Answer 7

Scrapings of the peel to add zest to food or drinks.

Answer 8

shaved peelings of the skin of either the lemon or the orange

Answer 9

its basicly the outside of the skin of the lemon orange or lime.
Most cheese graters have multiple sides and it will have a fine grate side thats what you use.


Hope this somewhat helped

Answer 10

its the very outer skin of the lemon. You can remove it with a fine grater. If you see white skin, you've gone too far.