Preparing Ume Plums It's just before the rainy season, which means it's the best time of year to make plum wine and ume miso. Just place the plums in a jar with the necessary ingredients, and wait ...

Umeboshi, also known as sour plums or Japanese apricots, are dried and pickled fruits with a tangy taste and round shape. They are best harvested at the end of June when they reach their highest ...

The company starts umeshu production on June 6 each year, adamant about using only locally grown “Nanko-ume” plums. Workers put freshly hand-picked, unripe and green plums into a large tank ...

During the Meiji Era (1868-1912), Japan’s Imperial Army and Navy, which seldom saw eye to eye on anything, both decided to adopt umeboshi, highly salted pickled Japanese plums, as a key item of ...

Umeboshi are the passion of this woman who's been making them for over half a century.