Japanese Dried Yuzu Peel - Option: 50 g

Yuzu is an East Asian citrus fruit that looks like a small grapefruit. With a very aromatic taste, Yuzu is a common ingredient in Japanese cuisine, imparting a sour flavor with grapefruit, tangerine and lemon undertones. After pouring, you get a refreshing drink that is great both hot and cold. Yuzu peel can be perfectly combined with classic teas.

The dried yuzu peel has a crunchy texture and can be added to both savory and sweet dishes or eaten as chips.

Unlike other citrus fruits, which tend to grow best in warm coastal areas, yuzu thrives in cooler, more mountainous regions. With more than 80 percent of Kochi Prefecture covered in forests, it is an ideal environment for growing yuzu. Starting in the 1960s, Kochi decided to cut back on logging and instead focus on the more environmentally friendly cultivation of yuzu. Today, many mountain slopes are covered with yuzu groves, and the region has become the largest producer of citrus in the country.