Condiment
Yuzu Ponzu
S tier
Yuzu ponzu is soy (or dashi-soy) with yuzu juice and often mirin: the Japanese citrus dip for sashimi, gyoza, and grilled meat. The yuzu perfume is the point. A saucer, not a wok slosh. Generic citrus ponzu is flatter. Low-sodium is a diet leaf.
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Characteristics
Preparations
GyozaSashimiTataki
Traits
Citrus SoyJapaneseNot Lemon FlatNot Wok SloshSashimiSaucerSoy DashiYuzu Perfume
History
JP
Ponzu began as a citrus-vinegar splash; soy joined later.
JP
Bottled yuzu ponzu became the supermarket sashimi dip.
Yuzu ponzu was specified against generic lemon ponzu abroad.