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Organic Japanese Umeboshi Plums

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  • Ingredients: Japanese ume plums* (79%), sea salt, shiso (perilla) leaves* (6%) *organically grown

    Product weights: 200g, 1kg

    Clearspring Organic Japanese Umeboshi Plums, also known as salted Japanese pickled plums, are a traditional Japanese delicacy enjoyed widely across the country and celebrated for its very unique tangy flavour. Our Organic Umeboshi Plums are a taste revelation, delivering a concentrated burst of flavours, combining bitter, salty and sour with just a hint of fruitiness. 

    How is it made?

    Clearspring Organic Japanese Umeboshi Plums are grown in Wakayama, the best-known ume fruit growing area in Japan, by a fourth-generation artisanal family grower and producer on a mountain farm. Once harvested, our Ume Plums are sprinkled with unrefined sea salt and left to store for up to a week until they are entirely pickled. Once perfect, the plums are laid out to dry in the sun for three days and are regularly checked and turned by hand to ensure they are thoroughly dried. 

    After the drying process, the plums are matured in barrels for several months, which is one of the secrets to the incredible taste and quality of our Organic Umeboshi. Once perfectly aged, a mix of shiso leaves and stems is added to the plums, massaged with salt, and seasoned with some ume plum brine. The shiso gives our Umeboshi an additional flourish of flavour and its beautiful pinkish-red colour.

    The strong flavour of our Organic Umeboshi Plums means you can use them sparingly. Just a small piece can add zest to sushi and rice balls and can be rubbed onto cooked sweetcorn or used in other dishes. Taken alone, umeboshi has traditionally been considered a digestive tonic.


    Product Codes: CS723 (200g), CS722 (1kg)
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Customer Reviews

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Pamela Macfarlane
A very unusual taste

I received my jar of Japanese plums from Clearspring very quickly. I would certainly order again from this company.
Sadly there was absolutely no way I could open the lid on the jar, it was totally stuck and no matter what I tried it would not open.
Eventually I decided that the only way to get in was by completely destroying the lid (photo supplied). I was then able to taste the plums, the like of which I had never tasted before. Very unusual indeed.

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Devon
Umeboshi

I love Clearspring products. I just cannot afford them all the time. They are a real treat.

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David
Great

great product, quick delivery - thank you!

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Catherine Hadjilias
not great

I am disappointed at the condition of the box in which the umeboshi were.
The top was cracked and the umeboshi tend to be drier rather than as they are as when one buys them in their individual small tubs.

Hi Catherine, thank you for taking the time to leave a review. We're very sorry about the damaged product, this must have happened in transit. We'd be more than happy to replace it. Please get in touch with our customer services team.

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E.N.
I like it

It tastes like traditional pickled plums, which my grandma used to make by hand at home.