Name: Yuzu Kosho
Yield: Makes 1/2 cup
Ingredients: 1 cup finely grated lime zest (from about 16 limes); 2 tablespoons finely grated lemon zest; 2 tablespoons finely grated grapefruit zest (preferably white); 1 teaspoon kosher salt; 2 tablespoons fresh grapefruit juice (preferably white); 2 tablespoons bottled yuzu juice; 1 green Thai chile, seeded, minced; 2 teaspoons fresh lime juice; Pinch of sugar

Why it works: Lime and lemon match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,289 recipes. Both carry beta-phellandrene, which smells minty, terpene. The science ↓

Yuzu Kosho

Makes 1/2 cup

Ingredients

1 cup finely grated lime zest (from about 16 limes)
2 tablespoons finely grated lemon zest
2 tablespoons finely grated grapefruit zest (preferably white)
1 teaspoon kosher salt
2 tablespoons fresh grapefruit juice (preferably white)
2 tablespoons bottled yuzu juice
1 green Thai chile, seeded, minced
2 teaspoons fresh lime juice
Pinch of sugar

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

176Calories

3 gProtein

1 gFat

46 gCarbs

Counts 6 of 7 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 6 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Grapefruit	1/2 fruit (123g)	52
Grapefruit Juice	1/2 fruit (123g)	52
Sugar	1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated	49
Lemon	juice of 1 lemon (48ml)	12
Lime	juice of 1 lime (44ml)	11
Salt	1 tsp (6g)	0
Yuzu	not in our table	0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

By epicurious. Recipe from Open Recipes.

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The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

Lime + lemontop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together1,289 recipes

Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).
Lime + grapefruittop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together70 recipes

Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).
Lemon + grapefruittop 4% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together184 recipes

Shared aroma: (e,e)-2,4-decadienal (fatty, deep fried).
Lemon + sugartop 18% of all pairs

Smell alikelow

Cooked together53,532 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-nonenal (fatty, green).
Lime + yuzutop 18% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together10 recipes

Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).

Lemon and sugar barely smell alike, yet cooks put them together in 53,532 recipes: they work on texture and structure more than aroma.

Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs

Swap the yuzu

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (lime, lemon, grapefruit, sugar):

Orangefits better
Avocadofits better
Mangofits better
Yuzuthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against lime, lemon, grapefruit, sugar. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

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