What is Yuzu?
If you’ve never heard of yuzu before, it’s basically a round yellow citrus fruit that resembles a small grapefruit with uneven skin. The yuzu fruit is mostly cultivated in East Asia, although it’s now also grown in Australia, Spain, Italy and France.
What Does Yuzu Taste Like?
Fragrant and aromatic, the yuzu fruit has a tart, tangy, citrusy flavor that’s a mix of grapefruit, lemon and maybe mandarin orange.
What Does Yuzu Pair Well With?
Given its citrus characteristics, you can use yuzu in the same way as you would lemon—in baked goods, for making marmalade, to flavor cheesecakes, or even spritzed over fish such as salmon or seafood like scallops. And it’s delicious in yuzu-based craft cocktails!
Best Yuzu Recipes
From making sweet treats yuzu ice cream, yuzu poppy seed cake and gooey yuzu slice, to savory recipes such as yuzu miso roasted potatoes, seared salmon with yuzu, roast yuzu chicken and grilled scallops with yuzu vinaigrette, there’s a whole plethora of ways to cook with yuzu! Here are 30 of the best yuzu recipes, ranging from yuzu cocktails and yuzu sauces, to yuzu desserts and more. Browse through them, make sure to pin your favorites and let’s get cooking! Next Up, 25 Orange Juice-Infused Recipes From Pancakes to Parfaits
