Preserved Lime and Salted Plum

[TAPrice]

I love both the preserved lime and salted plum drinks at my local Vietnamese restaurant. They're sweet, salty, tangy...yum. The drink arrives with either item at the bottom of an ice filled glass and a bottle of soda water to mix with it.

Can someone tell me how to make these? Is the preserved lime probably sprinkled with sugar in the drink?

Are there other uses for these ingredients?

[oneidaone]

I wonder if you can make preserved limes the same way as lemons? But that doesn't answer your question! Just a thought.

[TAPrice]

That was my first thought as well, but I just don't know if it's the same thing.

[Reignking]

I wonder if you can make preserved limes the same way as lemons? But that doesn't answer your question! Just a thought.

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I started some a month ago, but I haven't used them yet. Also, I've never had them -- I just happened to have a bunch leftover.

[nonblonde007]

I also have a jar of preserved lemons I started a month or so ago, I would love to use them in the salty lemon drink, in fact, had that in mind when I preserved them! I just picked up a bag of key limes......I wonder? any thoughts?

[nonblonde007]

search for Tirk nam-ngau preserved lime (lemon) drink

[TAPrice]

What is that? Who makes it?

[nonblonde007]

That is the vietnameese name for the drink, I think. I found it searching msn for the drink recipe. It should show 3 links, each will take you to the recipe.

ETA......I notice you are from New Orleans, that is where I first tried the drink at Pho Bang!

Edited July 30, 2007 by nonblonde007 (log)