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Valrhona Cocoa Library: Yuzu Inspiration

Posted: 22 Jul 2024

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Your Ticket to the Yuzu Ride

This month as part of our journey across the Valrhona range, we’re continuing our foray into the Inspiration range with the Yuzu Inspiration Fruit Couverture!

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Tangy, Zesty and Moreish

Made with powdered yuzu juice, cocoa butter and sugar, Valrhona Yuzu Inspiration isn’t actually a chocolate, but does offer a different kind of zest… A citrus fruit often described as a hybrid of lemon and lime in flavour, this is a wonderful way to add some punch to your chocolate or bakery products

Application Ideas

If you haven’t worked with Yuzu before, we’ve popped a few ideas below to get things started:

  • Add to cream mixes for a layer of zesty-ness – Incorporate into your white chocolate mousse, ganache or whipped cream!
  • Grate Feves atop your dessert – A New York cheesecake slice to a Victoria sponge, any dessert in need of a citrus kick will pair beautifully.
  • Add a Feve for decoration (and a fruity surprise!) – The classic Valrhona Feve not only ties your dessert décor together, but also means your customers get that classic ‘zing’!
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Yuzu macarons

Technical Specification

Product: Valrhona Yuzu Inspiration Fruit Couverture

Characteristics: Fresh and intense

Tasting notes: Natural Yuzu flavour

Recommended applications: Moulding, mousses, creams and ganache

Flavour pairings: Herbs, citrus fruits, coffee and exotic fruits

Inspiration Yuzu Recipes

Looking for a little inspiration for how to use yuzu fruit couverture? Valrhona has put together a collection of recipes by expert chefs and chocolatiers to help you get started:

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We hope you enjoyed this deepdive into the world of Valrhona Inspirations, and we look forward to you joining us on the next Valrhona journey into Ivoire 35%!