Japanese Lime Sudachi 德島名物酢橘

すだち (徳島産)

Sudachi is citrus fruit native to Tokushima prefecture in Japan, and is also called “Citrus sudachi” as scientific name. As a feature of taste, sudachi has unique refreshing scent and fragrant sourness like a lime.

Small piece (slice or wedge) of sudachi served on a plate in order to add juice to the dish right before eating. The dish could be anything but usually sudachi juice matches so well with grilled fish, seafood sashimi, and Japanese stew.  Noodle dishes topped with bunch of thinly sliced sudachi have become popular these days.  It could be somen noodles, udon noodles, soba noodles, and even ramen.

酢橘是日本柚子的近親，盛產於日本的德島縣，富含豐富的維生素C，對人體有著很大的好處。體型比台灣的金桔要小得多，香氣芬芳、酸度高。成熟的果實為橘黃色，但經常在果皮仍是綠色時就採收並食用了。雖然可食，在日本料理中多是作為提味的佐料，淋在烤物上，或取代醋加入烏龍麵與鍋物，風味十足。酢橘口味的飲品、甜點、冰淇淋等在日本更是到處可見，