But one ingredient infiltrates the pages and perfumes many of the dishes: the dried limes, whether whole or powdered, that have long been a staple of Persian cooking, yet remain mysteriously ...

FOR years I had been walking past dried limes in Middle Eastern markets. Dusky brown things slightly larger than Ping-Pong balls, ringed with faint, ghostly stripes, they always seemed vaguely ...

Dried limes can take your weeknight meal to the next level. By Yotam Ottolenghi Credit...Linda Xiao for The New York Times. Food stylist: Maggie Ruggiero. Prop stylist: Heather Greene. Much can be ...