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Origin Wakayama, Japan
Container Plastic box
Usage Umeboshi are usually eaten with rice, in onigiri, in sauces for raw vegetables, fish, but can also be infused in soy sauce or even in green tea.
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Ume plums

Traditional Umeboshi Nanko - Japanese salted plums (20% salt) 150g

Traditional Umeboshi Nanko - Japanese salted plums (20% salt) 150g
10,30 €
10,30 €

Ref. 755

Authentic handcrafted umeboshi from Wakayama: Japanese pickled and fermented plums with an intense, salty and fruity taste. An iconic condiment of traditional Japan.

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Description

Umeboshi, also known as salted plum, is a premium variety of Japanese plum, similar in flavor to apricot. Its salty taste is very popular and appreciated in Japan. It has remarkable medicinal qualities: it combats fatigue, stimulates digestion, and eliminates toxins. These Nanko plums from Wakayama Prefecture have been marinated in coarse salt using a traditional method and have not undergone any desalting or seasoning process. They are very salty (20% salt content).

Flavor

Umeboshi has a very fruity and delicate flavor with a very pronounced salty taste.

Conservation

Store at room temperature, away from sunlight and heat. Once opened, keep refrigerated.

Ingredients & Allergens

Ume plum (80%), Salt (20%)

Nutritional Values

Per 100g: Energy 142 kJ / 34 kcal, Fat 0.1 g (of which saturates 0.05 g), Carbohydrate 11.2 g (of which sugars 0.0037 g), Protein 0.8 g, Salt 20.4 g.

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Origin Wakayama, Japan
Container Plastic box
Usage Umeboshi are usually eaten with rice, in onigiri, in sauces for raw vegetables, fish, but can also be infused in soy sauce or even in green tea.
Rice Onigiri Soups Marinades and sauces
Maruyama Foods
The producer

Maruyama Foods

The company Maruyama Foods, located in Wakayama Prefecture, cultivates Japanese plums called Ume since 1955. The company is located in the village of Minabe, which is renowned in Japan for the quality of its Ume, and is the largest Ume production site in Japan in terms of quantity. Maruyama Foods supplies us with its traditional Umeboshi (salted plums), as well as umeboshi paste. The plums used for these creations are of the Nankobai (南高梅) variety, a category considered high-end and one of the best available.