Lemon

Lemon was a citrus fruit-bearing tree often found in the southern lands. The fruit was oblong, fragrant, and sour.

Availability
Places in the Realms where lemons were known to be cultivated included:
 * The land of Luiren cultivated great amounts of lemons and similar citrus fruits that were greatly in demand in northern lands.
 * In the Imnescar region of Amn, lemons grew in abundance.
 * In the Shao Mountains of Kara-Tur, lemons were cultivated around the Sumitra tower despite the harshness of its local climate. The sweet aroma of lemon and other fruits drifted throughout the tower's corridors.

Usage
Lemon fruit was used to make a sweet and refreshing non-alcoholic drink called lemonade, often served in taverns and inns of Tilverton circa 1357 DR.

Aurora's Emporium sold sweet pastries such as lemon tarts, baked in Waterdeep.

Hin of Luiren used the peels of lemons to create salbread, which was especially favored by travelers and sailors.

Significance
Lemon blossoms were the favorite scent of Bishamon the Wide Hearing, a guardian spirit worshiped in Wa. Incense stands burning these were placed around his statue in the Great Temple of Bishamon in Kurahito.

Appearances

 * Novels
 * Azure Bonds
 * Ashes of the Tyrant