Tagged: Ume Candy

“Umeboshi (梅干し) is a traditional Japanese food made of a plum fruit called “Ume (梅)”. The pickled plums are usually quite salty and sour and are a good match for white rice. In general,...

“Ume (梅)” is a tree with white or pink blossoms which represents Japan’s winter season. The tree bears fruit like apricots, which are referred to as Ume plums in English. The fruit features a...

“Ume (梅)” is a tree very familiar to us Japanese which represents Japan’s winter season. It has white or reddish blossoms and is referred to as Japanese apricot in English. Ume trees bear fruit,...

Ume plums are one of the essential ingredients for Japanese cuisine and candies. For example, the pickled Ume plum “Umeboshi (梅干し)” is a food that represents Japan. The Japanese candy made with Ume plums comes...

As you may already know, many of us like eating a warm bowl of white rice, the staple of the Japanese diet, with Umeboshi plums. For the unfamiliar, Umeboshi is a traditional Japanese food made...

There are various kinds of sour gummy candies available at supermarkets and convenience stores in Japan as well as in many other countries. Those gummies all get lumped together as sour gummy candy, but...