It has the texture of a paste and is very spicy

by Powerful-Avocado1203

13 Comments

  1. WinSome_DimSum

    Yuzu Koshio.

    Basically a blended paste of yuzu citrus, chiles and salt. It’s great!

  2. Taluagel

    I bought a bottle of this with a Zaku from Gundam on it years ago and man, did I regret not getting more.  Fantastic on chicken.

  3. esperobbs

    You can also get them at a Japanese supermarket!

  4. halfstack

    It’s yuzu kosho, a spicy paste made from yuzu (a citrus fruit that’s kind of a cross between all the best parts of the rest of them). Depending on where you are, there are a few different brands available and each will be made with a different spice blend but they’ll all be citrus-y spicy goodness. (If you’re in the US, Trader Joe’s has a house blend.) I’ll put it on anything but I really like a bit of it mixed into ramen.

  5. FecklessFridays

    One of my favourite ingredients, salty sharp and heat, love it

  6. justinpenner

    That’s yuzu kosho. It’s a condiment made from yuzu citrus peels, salt, and chile peppers. The peppers and yuzu in yours come from Oita prefecture – if you visit that region, you’ll also find less common varieties like kabosu kosho.

    If you like the taste, I’d recommend buying more varieties of it, as they all vary in flavour. I have 4 or 5 of them in my fridge, and I like to use them in sauces, marinades, or anything that I want to amp up the flavour with a hit of salt/heat/acidity.

    Note that the label on yours says to store it at room temp, which is fine. It’s the same as miso in terms of storage – fridge temps will preserve the flavour and quality longer, whereas room temp will age faster, and you might find that you like the results of aging a product like this.

  7. centipedalfeline

    You might be able to translate things like this with the Google translate app camera feature!

  8. Strongly suggest people that enjoy yuzu kosho to try to make it with local citrus and peppers. It’s easy to make.