Calabrian Limetta (Sweet Lemon or Piretta)

What is Calabrian piretta

Piretta (Citrus limetta) is a citrus fruit typical of Southern Italy, known by many names: limetta, sweet lemon, limonetta. On the outside it looks like a lemon, with yellow peel and the characteristic "nipple" at the tip, but inside it is a different story: the flesh is juicy, sweet and low in acidity.

Please note: we sell fresh piretta fruit, picked from our citrus grove, not plants.

What it tastes like

The taste is delicate and sweet, with a very slight bitter note at the end. The peel is intensely fragrant thanks to its essential oils: peeling just one is enough to scent the whole kitchen.

How to eat it

• Fresh, in segments, like an orange.
• Juiced, on its own or with oranges and clementines: the juice is sweet and needs no sugar.
• In the kitchen, in salads, fruit salads and desserts, or grate the peel to flavour creams and doughs.

When it is in season

Piretta ripens in autumn and winter. We only pick it when it is ready, so it is available for a limited time: if it is sold out, leave your email with "Notify me when available" and we will write to you as soon as the harvest begins.

How to store it

At room temperature, in a cool, dry place, it keeps for about a week; in the fridge, in the fruit drawer, for two to three weeks.

Love sweet citrus? Try our seedless clementines and Vanilla oranges, or browse all our Calabrian citrus fruits.