: a green or yellow aromatic citrus fruit whose acidic rind and juice are often used in Japanese cuisine
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Qin Qin is an Asian fusion restaurant—available only to Diamond Club guests—whose menu blends Mayan ingredients with Asian staples, with dishes like Peking duck with black mole sauce, and cochinita pibil dumplings with yuzu foam and pickled red onions.
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026
Sashimi with a trio of sauces — coconut-lime, yuzu-tamari and pomegranate-orange — joins oysters and shrimp cocktail as seafood selections.
—Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 28 May 2026
Rock opens with the tartness of lime, yuzu, and apple, then builds to an intense and intoxicating heat from saffron, ginger, and tuberose.
—Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 28 May 2026
New menu items include angry lobster mafaldine, crudo di Catch with salmon, tuna and hamachi topped with yuzu vinaigrette and miso-mushroom wagyu.
—Kaila Yu, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026
Sashimi with a trio of sauces — coconut-lime, yuzu-tamari and pomegranate-orange — joins oysters and shrimp cocktail as seafood selections.
—Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 28 May 2026
Rock opens with the tartness of lime, yuzu, and apple, then builds to an intense and intoxicating heat from saffron, ginger, and tuberose.
—Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 28 May 2026
New menu items include angry lobster mafaldine, crudo di Catch with salmon, tuna and hamachi topped with yuzu vinaigrette and miso-mushroom wagyu.
—Kaila Yu, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
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“Yuzu.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/yuzu. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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