Both fresh and delicate, yuzu powder is perfect on roast chicken, in your vegetable sautés and soups, but also in marinades, sauces, or even chocolate desserts.
Don’t hesitate to marinate your fresh salmon sashimis with a teaspoon of yuzu powder, it will bring a lemony and fresh flavor to your dish. Yuzu is one of the ingredients in the Japanese Ponzu sauce, made with soy sauce and hand-pressed yuzu juice.
It is also one of the components of the Japanese spice blend, also known as Japanese curry, the Shichimi Togarashi, a perfect blend on grilled fish! Why not add a teaspoon of yuzu powder to your macaron ganache? Yuzu will bring its tangy grapefruit and lemon flavors to a dessert to die for! However, be careful with the dosage, yuzu powder has a very pronounced taste!
About Yuzu
Yuzu, also known as the Japanese lemon tree or Citrus reticulata, is the result of a cross between the wild mandarin and the lemon. This citrus fruit, originally from Tibet and China, grows in the wild. It is a tree of the Rutaceae family, which can reach up to 4 meters in height and can withstand temperatures as low as -15°C. Today, it is in Korea and Japan where it is mostly cultivated and used in gastronomy, traditional medicine, as well as in perfumery or cosmetics.
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