Japanese Yuzu Tree
It is believed to have originated in central china as a hybrid of mandarin orange and the ichang papeda.
Japanese yuzu tree. So what can you do with yuzus. Yuzu is the best known of the japanese citrus fruits the juice combines grapefruit and mandarin flavours with unrivalled zest. Yuzu and eggs pair up beautifully when cooked slowly. Yuzu citrus junos from japanese 柚子 or ユズ is a citrus fruit and plant in the family rutaceae of east asian origin.
The yuzu is yellow in appearance with many large seeds and a small quantity of bitter or sour juice. Here s what my wife and i made with them last year. The yuzu is called yuja from korean 유자 in korean cuisine. My yuzu tree now september 2012.
Dwarf yuzu tree image is for illustrative purposes only actual tree may look different the yuzu pronounced. Yuzu peel is sold in powder form for sprinkling on desserts and savoury dishes such as fish tartare. Yuzu tree also known as japanese citron yuzu trees are upright shrub with many large thorns and large leaf like petiole. It is from the ichang papaeda that the yuzu inherited its ability to stand cold temperatures.
Yuzu trees are usually harvested in the fall when the fruit is ripe from october until the start of winter. Used widely in japanese chinese and korean dishes this is an upright tree that is usually grown on a dwarfing rootstock so it will reach around 3m in height. They re too sour to eat like an orange but the japanese and koreans are definitely onto something about the usefulness of the zest and juice. On the island of shikoku in japan in an area famous for its yuzu fruit groves eggs are produced whose flavour is reminiscent of this citrus fruit.
The botanical name of this fruit bearing tree of the genus citrus. However that is where the similarities abruptly end.