Often referred to as sour plums or Japanese apricots, Umeboshi plums are round, dried, and pickled fruits that have a distinctive sour flavor. These special plums are harvested in the summer season, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Remove from heat, stir in ume plum vinegar, top individual servings with toasted or hot sesame oil as desired and serve. Recipe from Clean Start by Terry Walters/Sterling Epicure, 2011.