🍱 Yuzumaki (Yuzu Rolls)

A "yuzu roll" is a regional dish in which you wrap the skin of a "yuzu" fruit with daikon radish and pickle the roll in sweet vinegar for about 2 ~ 3 days. It is an indispensable item for autumn festivals and the New Year. Cold "yuzu" fruits are cultivated mainly in the northern part of Utsunomiya. They have a stronger aroma and are meatier than "yuzu" fruits cultivated in warm regions. "Yuzu" fruits evoke images of people enjoying their fragrance such as when using them as udon noodle condiments or putting them into the bath. However, the fruits cultivated around Utsunomiya are meaty. Thus, they are suitable as foodstuffs. A "yuzu roll" that uses this cold "yuzu" fruit is an indispensable item for traditional food eaten during the New Year's holidays in the northern part of Utsunomiya. After your soup with rice cakes and vegetables, a "yuzu roll" pickled in sweet vinegar will refresh your mouth. You can use raw daikon radish, but the chewiness and preservability of the radish will improve if you dry it for about a half day to a day.