My mom is going to make a key lime pie. She wants to know what the difference between a lime and a key lime in order to make the pie (I'm asking this on her behalf considering she's not familiar with the Internet). If you have a really good key lime pie recipe, that's a bonus.
Limes are more sour and smaller than lemons. They are also picked green. In addition, the commercial limes do not have seeds. The Kaffir lime from Southeast Asia are a naive lime and does have seeds and is considerably larger with bumpy rind. Key limes are considerably smaller with a distinctive flavor.
Limes are bitter/sour and lemons are just sour. The size is different too.
Limes are more sour than lemons..
limes have a slight bitter taste and a stronger sour taste a little like unripe lemon
Lemon is yellow and bigger. Lime is green and smaller. They taste a little bit different. They are both sour in different ways. I can't describe it. You have to try both to see it yourself.
