Yuzu sauce is a sauce made by mixing yuzu juice with honey and soy sauce, creating a mix of sweet and salty flavors that is commonly used in Japanese cuisine. Yuzu is a citrus fruit that resembles a small grapefruit and has a tart flavor that is a mixture of mandarin, grapefruit, and lime. Yuzu sauce is used as a dipping sauce and works perfectly with fish and beef, and it is also used as a marinade for grilled meat. Yuzu is cultivated mainly in Japan, Korea, and China, and it is not exported to the U.S., so it can be hard to track down Stateside. However, packaged yuzu juice or frozen zest are readily available in Asian grocery stores year-round. Here are some ways to use yuzu sauce:

• Make a yuzu salad dressing: mix the sauce with rice wine vinegar and sesame oil.
• Rub it onto grilled meat when its resting, before serving.
• Use as a marinade for grilled meat.
• Whisk it into a salad dressing.
• Shake it into cocktails.
• Add it to dipping sauce or marinade, such as ponzu, an all-purpose Japanese citrus and soy sauce that’s great in a marinade for chicken or fish or used as a dipping sauce.

Yuzu sauce is also used in pie fillings and cocktails like sparkling yuzu gimlets. Yuzu hot sauce is another product that is available in the market and provides a great tang and citrus that cuts through heavy food.