Japanese Citrus Fruit Crossword Clue (2023)

FAQs

What is the Japanese name for citrus fruit? ›

In Japan, we call both citrus and orange “kankitsu.” Ehime prefecture has a perfect climate for orange production, and it brings us many kinds of oranges like iyokan, amanatsu, and Kawachi Bankan.

Yuzu is a small, bumpy, yellow citrus fruit that looks a bit like a smaller, rounder lemon or a yellow lime.

Sudachi. The sudachi fruit is a small green citrus native to Japan that is frequently used as a flavoring in place of lemon or lime, as it's too sour to eat. It's most famously used in ponzu sauce, so you may have tried this fruit without even knowing it!

One of the English names for the fruit, satsuma, is derived from the former Satsuma Province in Japan, from which these fruits were first exported to the West. The Afrikaans name naartjie is also used in South African English. It came originally from the Tamil word nartei, meaning citrus.

Mikan is a type of orange originating in the south of Japan about four hundred years ago, and its official name is “Unshiu Mikan.” In the United States, it's often sold as Japanese mandarin or Satsuma oranges. Its peak season is from late September to February, primarily produced in Wakayama and Ehime prefectures.

Kinkan, botanically classified as Citrus japonica, is the Japanese term for kumquat, belonging to the Rutaceae family. There are several varieties of kumquats generally labeled as Kinkan in Japanese markets, and the fruits are sold fresh, utilized in raw and cooked preparations.

What is Japanese Yuzu Citrus? Yuzu is a Japanese citrus lemon that is valued for it's highly aromatic rind and Yuzu is one of the few citrus in the world that is able to maintain it's tart/sourness at high cooking temperatures. Because the yuzu is considered a citron, the juice is very minimal, thus often expensive.

The Sumo is the brand name of what's known elsewhere as the dekopon. It's a medium-sized, bright orange citrus fruit, most easily distinguished by the tell-tale bump on the top. (The name likely comes from the topknot hairstyle worn by sumo wrestlers.) The dekopon dates back to 1972 in Japan.

Yuzu (Citrus × junos, from Japanese 柚子 or ユズ) is a citrus fruit and plant in the family Rutaceae of East Asian origin. Yuzu has been cultivated mainly in East Asia, though recently also in New Zealand, Australia, Spain, Italy, and France.

Meet the kinkan (kumquat). Tiny, tart and tantalizing… you can get ahold of the small yet mighty kumquat at your local supermarket throughout winter in Japan. Not much larger than an olive, kinkan ranges from two to four centimeters in diameter.

What is a Japanese citrus fruit that starts with Y? ›

Yuzu (Citrus junos) is a hybrid citrus fruit also known as yuja. It originated in China over 1,000 years ago and now grows in Japan, Korea, and other parts of the world. The fruit is small, with a diameter of 2–3 inches (5.5–7.5 cm).

Sudachi (Citrus sudachi; Japanese: スダチ or 酢橘) is a small, round, green citrus fruit of Japanese origin that is a specialty of Tokushima Prefecture in Japan. It is a sour citrus, not eaten as fruit, but used as food flavoring in place of lemon or lime.

The loquat (Eriobotrya japonica) is a large evergreen shrub or tree grown commercially for its orange fruit and for its leaves, which are used to make herbal tea. It is also cultivated as an ornamental plant.

Its leaves do not turn red. Instead they turn into one of the most brilliant yellow colors that nature has to offer. Ginkgo trees are more easily found in temples, shrines, urban parks and along city streets than in nature. The Metropolis of Tokyo has chosen the ginkgo as its symbol tree.

The most common and commercially popular 'limes', the Persian limes, are Key lime/lemon hybrids that combine the genetic lineages of four ancestral citrus species: mandarin, pomelo, citron and micrantha. While most other citrus are diploid, many of the Key lime hybrid progeny have unusual chromosome numbers.

Yuzu is a citrus that isn't eaten straight, but is used as a souring ingredient through the use of it's juice and zest. The flavor is reminiscent somewhere between a classic Eureka lemon and an oro blanco grapefruit, but still has its own unique fragrance and flavor.

What is the meaning of the name Yuzuki? The name Yuzuki is primarily a female name of Japanese origin that means Small Citrus Fruit.

The name Ichigo is primarily a gender-neutral name of Japanese origin that means Strawberry Or Best Guardian. Ichigo is the Japanese word for strawberry, but the name can also mean "one/best guardian" as a male name from ichi "one" and go "guardian."

Shikuwasa limes, also called citrus depressa, are a citrus fruit from the island of Okinawa and one of the island prefecture's must-try foods. In the Okinawan dialect, “shi” means “sour,” and “kuwasa” means “to eat,” so shikuwasa means “to eat the sourness.”