“Ume-boshi” (pickled plum) is the food which “Ume” is dried in the sun after preserved in salt. It is one of the Japanese pickles.
“Ume” (plum) is a 2-3 centimeter spherical fruit like a stone. There are many kinds of “Ume” which is cultivated only in a specific area.
We eat the “Ume-boshi” without cooking, such as eat with the rice, and eat as ingredients of the “Onigiri” (rice balls).
The taste of the “Ume-boshi” is very sour, but it is told that “Ume-boshi” has an antibacterial / aseptic effect, an effect of relieving fatigue and an antipyretic effect (folk remedy), so many Japanese eat willingly.
It is said that the “Ume-boshi” is the food which affected the health (longevity) of Japanese.
We use a ripe “Ume” harvested around June for making the “Ume-boshi”.
After having preserved “Ume” in salt, we dry it in the sun for 3 days.
In this status, “Ume” is superior in preservation, and salt becomes around 20%. We preserved the “Ume” again and ripened it after drying. Then it’s the traditional “Ume-boshi”.
Because long-term keeping, old Japanese people liked “Ume-boshi” for carrying food.
!["kari-kari ume" (hard type "Ume-boshi")](http://re-discoveryjapan.net/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/kari-kari-ume-300x225.jpg)
![Eating with rice is also delicious.](http://re-discoveryjapan.net/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Eating-with-rice-is-also-delicious-200x300.jpg)
![”Umeboshi” is very soft.](http://re-discoveryjapan.net/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Umeboshi-is-very-soft-300x225.jpg)
![“Ume” (plum)](http://re-discoveryjapan.net/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Ume-plum-300x225.jpg)
!["Ume-boshi" in "Onigiri".](http://re-discoveryjapan.net/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Ume-boshi-in-Onigiri-300x199.jpg)
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