Lemongrass
Limoncillo in Spanish
Lemongrass is a type of grass that is popular in Southeast Asian cuisine. It has a citrusy flavor and a slightly spicy aroma. Lemongrass is often used in soups, curries, and stir-fries. It pairs well with other aromatic ingredients, such as ginger, garlic, and chili peppers. Lemongrass can also be paired with meats, such as chicken, pork, and shrimp.
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What combines with lemongrass
Classic partners
Reliable matches
Also good with
- Bananas
- Basil
- Beef
- Bell peppers
- Butternut squash
- Cantaloupe
- Chives
- Cinnamon
- Citrus
- Clams
- Cloves
- Coconut and coconut milk
- Coriander
- Cream
- Curry powder and sauces
- Honey
- Kaffir limes and kaffir lime leaf
- Lemon verbena
- Loin pork
- Lychees
- Mandarin oranges
- Meats
- Mint
- Miso and miso soup
- Monkfish
- Onions
- Parsley
- Pink pepper
- Pomelos
- Poultry
- Ribs pork
- Sage
- Salmon
- Scallions
- Scallops
- Sesame oil
- Shiitake mushrooms
- Shiso leaf
- Sourness
- Southeast asian cuisines
- Star anise
- Steak beef
- Swordfish
- Thai basil
- Tropical fruit
- Turmeric
- Vanilla
- Vegetables
- Vodka
- White pepper
- Winter squash