YAMAKIN Co. Yuzu Kosho Ponzu
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Most ponzu is citrus and soy. Most yuzu kosho is chilli, yuzu peel, and salt. This bottle puts them together, and the result is one of the most useful condiments in the Japanese Essentials range — a single sauce that delivers citrus brightness, soy-based umami depth, and a clean, aromatic chilli heat all at once.
The ponzu base is built from yuzu juice, kabosu citrus juice, and lemon juice, blended with soy sauce, apple vinegar, mirin, kombu, and sugar. Into this goes yuzu kosho — the Kyushu speciality paste made from yuzu peel, hot pepper, and salt, fermented until the flavours merge into something greater than the sum of their parts. The green pepper gives a gentle, fragrant heat rather than a raw chilli burn, and the yuzu peel adds a layer of aromatic citrus that pure juice cannot achieve on its own.
The balance is what makes this work. There is enough heat to notice but not enough to dominate. Enough soy to give body but not enough to make it heavy. Enough citrus to lift but not enough to make it sharp. It is the kind of condiment that improves almost anything you put it on, which is exactly why it keeps selling out.
Producer: YAMAKIN Co., Japan.
Ingredients: Yuzu juice, water, kabosu citrus juice, lemon juice, soy sauce (soy, wheat, salt, alcohol), apple vinegar, mirin, salted soy protein, kombu, sugar, yuzu peel, yuzu kosho (yuzu peel, hot pepper, salt), starch, green pepper, yeast extract, thickener (E415)
Storage: Refrigerate after opening.
Net: 200ml
Allergens: Soy, wheat (gluten)