ume vinegar as plum vinegar, and umeshu as plum liqueur, so it's safe to say the nickname has stuck. Ume has yet another name, too: mume. (However, this term experienced its heydey back in the ...

WAKAYAMA--Famed for being the largest plum-producing area in Japan ... adding that it would be easier to promote the liqueur in the European market if it is accepted in Paris, which is called ...