Umeboshi (梅干し): What It Is, Ingredients & Origin
Umeboshi (梅干し) is a Japanese food classified as pickled fruit, tsukemono. Ingredients listed for it include Prunus mume, salt.
| Name in Japanese | 梅干し |
|---|---|
| Type | pickled fruit, tsukemono |
| Main ingredients | Prunus mume, salt |
| Background reading | Wikipedia (English) |
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- Showing the Japanese name (梅干し) on your phone is the easiest way to ask for it.
- Recipes and ingredients vary by region, shop and household. If you have a food allergy or dietary restriction, always confirm the ingredients with the shop before eating.
Similar Japanese foods
- suguki (すぐき)
- sunkizuke (すんき漬け)
- nukazuke (糠漬け)
- senmaizuke (千枚漬け)
- shibazuke (柴漬)
- nishinzuke (鰊漬け)
- gari (ガリ)
- Moriguchi zuke (守口漬)
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