Lemon

Lemons are the fruits of these small evergreen, essential oil-bearing trees, which are cultivated in all countries with a temperate climate, and are very loved in our country. In regions such as the Aegean and the Mediterranean, there is a lemon tree in the garden of almost every house. It is one of the most well-known citrus species. Lemons make up 20% of our citrus production in our country. The homeland of the lemon is Northern India or southern China. However, we learn from the lemon kernels excavated in Nippur that the Mediterranean type lemon with high acid content also grew within the borders of present-day Iraq in the 3rd millennium BC. It is known that there is a connection between the Mesopotamian civilization and India. Dec. Therefore, it is believed that lemon was brought from India to the Middle East as part of these trade links. The eastern part of the Mediterranean, by the way, the south of Anatolia, has known limon and its family since Decrepit times and uses it on its tables. Northern Europe, on the other hand, was introduced to lemons thanks to the Crusades. 12. the knights who set out to conquer Jerusalem in the century began to bring the lemon they knew here to their country. Soon after, the first ship loaded with sweet lemons from Spain and Portugal started to dock in England. The British have met their sweet before their sour. The panacea is lemon, a small store of vitamins; it is used as a substitute for medicine, as well as to beautify women. Lemon is also good for asthma and stomach ailments. The appearance of a yellow, oval, fluffy lemon with one end is as characteristic as it is attractive. However, we all buy lemon not for the sake of its pleasant appearance, but for its sour, acidic juice, which is almost a panacea. The sourness of lemon stimulates the taste pores on the tongue and increases saliva secretion.A few drops of lemon juice allows us to perceive numerous taste nuances from food. Almost every food we eat contains lemon acid, albeit in very small amounts; otherwise, we perceive those foods as tasteless, prosaic. The taste of lemon juice or lemon peel strengthens the taste of vegetables, meat and desserts. The distribution of species and varieties in citrus fruits has acquired a region-specific identity, and each region has become identified with its own varieties. When the situation is evaluated from this point of view; Kütdiken, Italian mammal, Interdonato, Molla Mehmet and Llamas lemons are grown in the Eastern Mediterranean Region. In this context, Interdonato and Cyprus lemon production is carried out in the Western Mediterranean Region. Interdonato lemon production is carried out in the southern part of the Aegean Region.