Yuzu Fresh Fruit

About Yuzu ?

A very spiny wild tree, Ht. 18 ft.; foliage dense, but individual leaves small; winged petioles quite minute; fruits fairly juicy; the size and shape of a tangerine; rind of bright yellow color; and corrugated, but not excessively so; odor very pleasing. Seeds large but not very numerous. In regions where this wild Ichang lemon occurs, one also finds coir palms, loquats, bamboos.

Scientists maintain that the center of origin of Yuzu is in the upper reaches of the Yangtze river, in China, and was imported in Japan 1300 years ago during Nara period (710-794) through the Korean peninsula. During the Heian period (794 - 1185), the yuzu is cultivated in Japan, as a medication. Nowadays, yuzu juice is still used in vinegars, said to be beneficial to health. The scientific name «Junos» is said to come from the Japanese «Yu no su» ( "yuzu vinegar").