Yuzu Juice Powder (50g)- Refreshing Yuzu Aroma from Kochi, Toppings for Cooking 【YAMASAN】

Although a bit on the pricey side this lemon flavoured powder has many uses and you don't need to use a lot. Adding it to smoothies is my favourite, mixed with hot water and a little sugar makes a great soothing drink if feeling poorly, sprinkled on top of lemon drizzle cake adds that extra zest. I'm yet to try making lemonade but it's next on my list.Would happily recommend and buy it again.

This is a review for Yuzu Juice Powder (50g).The powder is delicious and has a lovely sweet-tart quality and powerful citrus scent/flavour. It feels like a high quality product. It's doesn't combine easily with liquids, but adding a tablespoon into a high-powered smoothie maker alongside other ingredients seems to work well - lovely with frozen raspberries and a milk alternative. I can also see the powder having lots of other potential uses: I think it would be an amazing addition to a shortbread or sable biscuit, or a great way to add a little zing to spring vegetables. I'm keen to try exploring its wider uses once my new kitchen has been completed and I have a hob/oven again!The main negative is that the powder is very expensive. However, if I find sufficient uses for it, I think I actually would consider buying it again as a luxury ingredient.

Sourced from Kochi, this high-quality powder encapsulates the vibrant aroma and tangy flavor of yuzu, a prized citrus fruit. Whether used as a topping, seasoning, or flavoring agent, this versatile powder adds a burst of citrusy goodness to your dishes.

The issue - that price, not at all good value for money however you look at it. Apart from that, very fresh and tasty indeed.The scent is almost more like calamansi that yuzu, at least to my nose, but definitely very much like a sweet, tart fresh citrus fruit. The taste of a little on the end of a finger is wonderful and I look forward to using it seriously which brings us to uses.I don't see this being much use for drinks really, as you'll need so much powder to make any reasonable volume. For me, I see it being used as a sprinkle on flavour accent, and the first thing that springs to mind is fish. I have a Mary Berry recipe for salmon with a yuzu dressing that's made quite regularly in our house, and this I think will make a good substitute for that juice which is becoming harder to find.There's an advantage of this to a small bottle of juice too, it won't darken when stored for a few weeks or months. I keep a spare stored away so I don't run out too fast and that one does sit there long enough to not look as fresh any more even though it tastes it.So if you're happy with the price, go for it. You'll definitely get a great flavoured cooking ingredient.

I’ve loved yuzu on the few occasions I’ve had it, so was really excited to be offered some powder to review and have a chance to experiment with it at home. The first thing I will say is that this is a seriously expensive ingredient - currently priced at £16.90 for a 50g bag. And I have no doubt it is a premium product. The manufacturer is keen to point out that most yuzu powder is made from peel, whereas this powder is made from yuzu juice. There is a strong and extremely sharp citrus flavour to this powder which was very potent when added to a glass of water. However what is very frustrating to me is that there are no actual instructions or suggestions whatever as to how to use it, beyond photos of hot and cold drinks and some kind of meat cooked some way with salt, pepper and yuzu powder. Given that yuzu is not what I would consider a common ingredient in the UK and the cost is so high, it would have been a really nice touch to have a couple of recipes available or indeed just actual instructions for how to make a drink with this. Normally I am quite an experimental cook and would be happy to mess about and learn through trial and error, but with a premium ingredient I do not want to waste any of it. It also means I don’t feel like I am able to accurately judge this product since I am not entirely sure how it’s intended to be used.