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Jewish Sweet Potato Side Dish. Updated 17 hours ago 14 comments. There is no prohibition against domestically raised kaffir leaves and fruit, says Allen Clark, program supervisor, pest exclusion branch of the California Department of Food and Agriculture.

However, stores must provide paperwork that indicates the origin; otherwise domestic leaves will be confiscated as well. Clark says that kaffir lime leaves and fruit have been under federal quarantine for about 20 years. Leaves smuggled in from Southeast Asia have been found recently in local markets, and this has prompted the crackdown.

Agricultural officials theorize that the illegally imported leaves are transported through Canada to states with less stringent quarantine laws and then smuggled into California. But to date, there is no treatment that will make the leaves and fruit pest-free. Atkins and Clark report that imported Sichuan peppercorns are also prohibited. Atkins explains that, although not citrus themselves, the peppercorns belong to the citrus family, and can carry the same citrus diseases as kaffir limes.