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柚子 (ゆず, Yuzu) is Yuzu — a Japanese food (fruits, plants).
What is Yuzu?
Yuzu ( Citrus × junos ) fruits look somewhat like a small grapefruit with an uneven skin, and can be either yellow or green depending on the degree of ripeness. Though rarely eaten as a fruit, yuzu is a common ingredient in Japanese cuisine, where the aromatic zest (outer rind) as well as juice are used much in the same way that lemons are used in other cuisines. The flavor is tart and fragrant, closely resembling that of the grapefruit, with overtones of mandarin orange. It is an integral ingredient (along with sudachi (酢橘 ), daidai (橙), and other similar citrus fruits) in the citrus-based sauce ponzu , (ポン酢) and yuzu vinegar is also produced. Yuzu is often combined with honey to make yuzu hachimitsu – a kind of syrup that is used to make yuzu tea, or as an ingredient in alcoholic drinks such as the yuzu sour. Yuzu koshō (literally "yuzu pepper"), is a spicy Japanese sauce made from green or yellow yuzu zest, green or red chili peppers, and salt. It is used to make liquor (such as yuzukomachi ) and wine. Slivered yuzu rind is used to garnish a savoury, salty egg-pudding dish called chawanmushi (茶碗蒸し ), as well as miso soup. It is often used along with udachi and kabosu . Yuzu is used to make various sweets, including marmalade and cake. Yuzu is used extensively in the flavoring of many snack products, such as Doritos.