Mitoku Ryujin Organic Umeboshi Plums 6 oz Glass Jar

Ryujin Organic Umeboshi are delicious, tart-salty pickled Japanese plums that are entirely hand-made by the traditional method. Exceptionally flavorful, the Ume plums used are the immature fruit that are pickled in sea salt for up to a year. Shiso (perilla) leaves are added to impart its deep red color. Tender and full of flavor, Ryujin Organic Umeboshi is a versatile seasoning. Use the flesh of the plums in place of salt to add lively tanginess to salad dressings, dips, sauces, sushi, grains or in ume-tea recipes. Ryujin plums are less salty than other plums and have a wild-like taste.

Ingredients: organic Japanese plums(ume), sea salt, and organic shiso (perilla) leaves.

Mitoku Umeboshi Plums are entirely handmade with great care, according to the traditional farmhouse method. Gathered in remote mountain orchards from trees that have never known chemicals, they have a wild quality, and are exceptionally potent and flavorful. The food that epitomizes the adage: "food is your best medicine." Umeboshi has been recognized by the Japanese as a powerful medicinal food for thousands of years, and is the highest known source of citric acid.
Uses: Umeboshi plums are used as a condiment, a zesty seasoning for salad dressings, veggies, pickles, sauces, spreads, dips, inserted in the center of rice balls (onigiri), or to make a Japanese medicinal tea.