A first in the world, the cold-pressed ‘Yuzu Olive Oil’ is a highly fragrant blend created for people with a taste for Japanese food flavours. This unique olive oil is made using New Zealand grown olives and the much prized, Yuzu citrus, also New Zealand grown.

Yuzu is regarded as a tree of eternal youth and longevity, given that it takes almost two decades to fruit and continues to bear fruit for more than 300 years. It is revered for its highly fragrant skin, which is used in a wide variety of Japanese cooking from savoury custards, over raw fish and in the exquisite Ponzu dipping sauce. This fruit is revered in Japan, with chefs creating their best dishes integrating the flavour of the citrus with the delicacy of the food.

How to Use

A favourite at Lot Eight is to make a mignonette dressing to toss over a green salad or served with raw fish, oysters and with steamed prawns. Bring your creativity to your kitchen at home and using the Yuzu Olive Oil in some of these dishes:

Salad dressings and sauces

Perfect when drizzled over a paella with seafood

Citrus tarts go to another level with the addition of Yuzu Cold Pressed Olive Oil

As a highlight note to your vegetable or fish-based soups when serving

For a decadent filling inside handmade chocolates OR with an olive oil chocolate mousse

Drizzle a few drops over ceviche (a delicate fish dish served raw or lightly marinated)

A Yuzu sorbet or ice cream is the perfect finish to a meal, with its refreshing citrus notes

The intensity of the Yuzu fruit is captured in the bottle, becoming the perfect highlight to any dish!

Gold at the Olives New Zealand 2021 Judging

Runner Up New Zealand 2018 Food Awards 2018

Awarded Certificate of excellence at the Japan Olive Oil Judging 2015