yuzukosho

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noun

A fermented Japanese condiment made from chili peppers, yuzu peel, and salt.

OriginJapanese 柚子胡椒 →
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Meanings

nounyuzukosho (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA fermented Japanese condiment made from chili peppers, yuzu peel, and salt.

    Or in being cast in the shade by a one-bite mille-feuille whose crisp layers of rye pastry, sprinkled with green tea powder, hold lush yuzukosho béchamel and briny little globes of trout roe.

    2015 October 13, Pete Wells, “Restaurant Review: Momofuku Ko in the East Village”, in New York Times

Origin

  1. Japanese柚子胡椒
  2. Englishyuzukosho

Borrowed from Japanese 柚子胡椒.

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Chicago

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