October 08, 2025
Key limes are named after the Florida Keys, where they once grew plentifully. A 1926 hurricane destroyed nearly the entire crop. Farmers decided to replant different fruits (including the hardier Persian lime), and Key limes haven't been a significant commercial crop in the Keys since.
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Some of these fruits were first grown in California, and some took thousands of years to get there. Learn their histories here. Earlier versions of the descriptions of these foods first appeared in 1001 Foods You Must Try Before You Die, edited by Frances Case (2008). Writers’ names appear in
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