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by brixon 4243 days ago
Same here. Also, when at a restaurant squeeze a lemon (or lime) wedge into your water to help handle odd tastes.

I would avoid dropping the wedge into the water since you have no idea if the rind is clean.

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> I would avoid dropping the wedge into the water since you have no idea if the rind is clean.

Why are you eating there if you can't trust them to provide clean food?

Former barkeeper here: usually the limes and lemons are bought as-is-available, which usually means mass-produced stuff laced with pesticides. Organic fruits are, due to their higher price, normally only available in hipster places.

The rind is not considered edible in any way, and the pesticides don't migrate through the rind. Which is, btw, a good reason to rinse any fruit or vegetable (prior to USE, not directly after you get home from shopping!!!) and also wash your hands afterwards so you don't ingest the toxins via your skin.

Never mind pesticides; rinds are great places for bacteria to grow. Peel all fruits and vegetables.