How to Use ponzu in a Sentence

ponzu

noun
  • Drizzle with soy sauce or ponzu, wrap and enjoy.
    — The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Hamachi crudo served with ponzu, basil wasabi cream and pink peppercorns.
    — The Arizona Republic, 15 Feb. 2024
  • Spoon 2 tablespoons of the ponzu sauce over each piece of fish.
    — Jim Shahin, charlotteobserver, 29 Aug. 2017
  • Spoon 2 tablespoons of the ponzu sauce over each piece of fish.
    — Jim Shahin, sacbee, 5 Sep. 2017
  • It was grilled, lacquered with a fish sauce caramel and served with sushi rice, ponzu and lemon wedges.
    — Cesar Hernandez, San Francisco Chronicle, 1 Nov. 2023
  • Or try a little bit of drizzled honey mixed with white ponzu.
    — PEOPLE.com, 6 June 2019
  • Potes drizzles brown butter over hamachi crudo swimming in yuzu ponzu and lime zest.
    — Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2024
  • Drizzle with ponzu dressing, then top with scallions and sesame seeds.
    — Chris Morocco, Bon Appetit, 19 Mar. 2018
  • Wagyu beef dumplings feature tasty meatballs and a bright chile ponzu dipping sauce.
    — Miami Herald, 19 Aug. 2025
  • Greens keep things fresh and crunchy, and the ponzu sauce coats all of the leaves with citrusy flavor in this salmon recipe.
    — Alyse Whitney, Bon Appetit, 7 Feb. 2017
  • These are dunked in grapefruit ponzu or spicy kimchi dressing or simply squeezed with lemon.
    — John Metcalfe, The Mercury News, 14 Feb. 2025
  • Truffle sashimi with tuna, hamachi, chili ponzu and black truffle purée.
    — Bahar Anooshahr, The Arizona Republic, 12 Aug. 2023
  • Lime juice — which balances out the spice nicely — plus ocean clam juice, worcestershire sauce and ponzu.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Apr. 2022
  • Miso, ponzu and shoyu (soy sauce) will drive the sodium up; honey and teriyaki will add extra sugar.
    — Molly Kimball, NOLA.com, 3 Apr. 2018
  • Here, a light sauce reminiscent of ponzu is made with soy sauce, citrus and a little rice vinegar.
    — Washington Post, 7 Sep. 2020
  • Slivers of olive flounder are dusted with nutty dry miso and fanned out onto an eye-widening sauce made from yuzu and ponzu.
    — Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2025
  • For starters, there was redfish sashimi flavored with miyagawa ponzu and chili oil, and globe artichokes stuffed with kale cream.
    — Gisela Williams, New York Times, 15 Apr. 2024
  • As depicted, the yellowtail sashimi glows a rosy pink thanks to a delicate film of ponzu.
    — Mike Sula, Chicago Reader, 3 May 2018
  • For the salsa, toss the fruit(s), tomato, cucumber, and jalapeno together, then stir in the ponzu sauce.
    — Dana McMahan, The Courier-Journal, 24 Aug. 2021
  • For the salsa, toss the fruit(s), tomato, cucumber, and jalapeno together, then stir in the ponzu sauce.
    — Kathryn Gregory, Louisville Courier Journal, 14 Oct. 2025
  • It’s served still smoking, finished with soy, ponzu, lemon, Ahamein yuzu kosho and a powdery green salt made from matcha, mushroom and kelp.
    — Jenn Harriscolumnist, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2022
  • This week’s event, for example, will begin with a nigiri amuse, followed by scallops with ponzu aioli, wagyu beef seared on hot rocks, and matcha gateau.
    — Phil Vettel, chicagotribune.com, 28 Mar. 2018
  • Elsewhere, small bites range from uni shooters with ponzu and quail egg to chawanmushi, a silky egg custard served with shiitake mushrooms and fishcake.
    — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 10 Dec. 2024
  • At Tambourine Room, they’re paired with ponzu sauce, Shifka pepper, fennel and a peach foam.
    — Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Dim sum offerings include wagyu beef wontons with truffle black vinegar sauce, lobster wontons with chili ponzu and shrimp har gow.
    — Kaila Yu, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
  • Starters include hamachi with white soy ponzu and jalapeño hirame (flounder) with spicy pomelo and lemongrass as well as steamed clams with sake, chive oil and furikake.
    — Miami Herald, 28 Feb. 2026
  • Yes, there would be oysters on the half shell from around the Mid-Atlantic, but some of them would be dressed with blood orange ponzu and chili crunch.
    — Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 11 Aug. 2023
  • For $75, there’s abalone from Japan, presented in thin slices in a pool of ponzu sauce with pleasantly chewy beech mushrooms.
    — Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 14 Oct. 2022
  • Salmon with ponzu sauce, mango, fava beans, avocado, sesame seeds, chilli mayo, spring onion and white rice is the fuel for the afternoon.
    — Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 29 June 2026
  • Omakase might include crab tartare prepared by draining king crab for 72 hours without ever squeezing it, served with housemade ponzu.
    — Dallas News, 12 Jan. 2023

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