Yuzu
The yuzu is a citrus fruit and plant. It originated in East Asia. The fruit looks like a rough small and yellow grapefruit, and changes colour from green to yellow when it becomes more ripe.
Yuzu | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Order: | Sapindales |
Family: | Rutaceae |
Genus: | Citrus |
Species: | C. junos
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Binomial name | |
Citrus junos |
The yuzu is often used in Japanese and Korean cuisine. It appears much like a lemon but tastes more like a floral lime.
Yuzu Media
The leaves have large leaf-like petioles.
Yuzu (left) compared to mandarin orange (right)
Yuja tea and yuja-cheong
Deodeok yuja salad
Yuja bread sold in Yeosu