what is lemon?

Lemon is quite a common fruit used in our daily meal. But do we really realise that it's really a healthy fruit for our body besides its sour taste?



Health Benefits:
1. Lemon helps in killing bacteria.

2. Fragrance in lemon can help to remove meat's odor and improve meat texture.

3. Lemon helps in preventing heart artery problem or high blood pressure.

4. Lemon contains Citric acid, which improve digestion, and help in dissolving kidney stone.

5. Lemon contain high amount of ascorbic acid, vitamin C, vitamin B complex, other mineral such as iron, copper, and potassium, small level of vitamin A, and other anti-oxidants.

Cooking with Lemon:

1. Beverage: Ice Lemon Tea

- Red tea, Lemon, honey, mix well

2. Beverage: Honey Lemon Juice

- refer to honey lemon juice step-by-step

3. Beverage: Lemonade

4. Lemon slice can use to garnish salads, or mix little of lemon juice in salad

5. Use lemon juice in preparing seafood/fish for the nice aroma

Extra tips:

1. Mix little of lemon juice during bath, or face washing, or hair shampoo, as the natural skin care.

Source: From Nutrition and You, wikipedia, and Baidu Baike.

Honey Lemon Juice

If you are feeling heaty and need something simple for your body cooling, why not try to have a cup of warm Honey Lemon Juice?

To prepare a cup of this healthy drink, it is very simple.

1. Buy a lemon from hypermarket.

2. Cut into slices.

3. Pour 2 to 3 tablespoon of honey into a cup.



4. Use a spoon to slightly squeeze the juice from the lemon slices.



5. Add in half cup of hot water and the other half with cold water. Here is the completed healthy beverage!



6. Warm water can also be replaced with cold water according to personal preferences!