The lemon comes from a small, evergreen tree that was originally from Asia. They are a distinctive yellow fruit. Although all of the lemon can be used, the part that is most commonly used - outside of garnishing drinks - is the juice.
Lemon juice has a distinctive bitter taste which is from the citric acid - a weak, organic acid - that is present in the juice, to about 5%.
Lemon juice has many different culinary uses, including in lemonade. It is also commonly used with fish dishes, as either an ingredient in cooking or squeezed onto the complete dish at the table. Other uses include on pancakes.
Lemon juice also has the ability to stop foods from oxidising when they are exposed to the air. One example of this is with apples, whose exposed flesh otherwise turns brown.
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