When you visit a crack seed store, you have countless snack options. If you enjoy multiple flavor profiles in one bite, pick up a bag of dried lemon strips. The dried fruit offers a unique blend of flavors that works well in many culinary ventures.

What Are Lemon Strips?

Lemon is sliced, dried, and coated in sugar for a tasty twist on the fruit you usually use as a garnish. The lemon’s signature tartness is toned down with a bit of sweetness, so you can just pop the pieces in your mouth.

How to Enjoy Lemon Strips

The dried fruit retains its nutritious aspects as well. Many people like to buy them to treat sore throats. Sucking on the lemon strip like a lozenge can help break up the mucus and relieve some of the pain.

Lemon peel is also a helpful addition to hot ginger tea. Just stir the lemon strip in to sweeten the water and add a taste of citrus. The combined lemon and ginger will do wonders for your throat.

If you enjoy lemon flavor in all forms, use the peel to make a seasoning powder. Pick up dried lemon rings (4 cups), dried orange peels (1 cup), seedless sweet li hing mui (½ cup), and white li hing mui powder (1 cup).

Throw the dried fruits into a blender to create the desired coarseness—try just a few seconds at a time. Then mix in the white li hing mui powder.

Use about one tablespoon of the powder to dust your favorite snacks, from gummies to popcorn.

Finally, this snack can be ground down into a lemon-flavored powder, which you can use for a variety of desserts and beverages, such as candy, scones, cookies, lemon tea, and toppings for ice cream. In fact, any food that you use with li hing mui will go well with lemon powder, as well.

 

If you want to try this delicious snack, visit Lin’s Hawaiian Snacks in Honolulu. As the area’s go-to snack shop for more than 30 years, they’re happy to announce that this popular treat is returning to their store. Along with lemon strips, you’ll find a fantastic assortment of candies, dried fruits, and Hawaiian and Japanese snacks. Don’t be shy about asking for free samples so you can find a new favorite treat. Place an order by calling (808) 597-8899, or visit them online to browse their inventory.