article Making “Umeboshi” (Japanese Pickled Plums)
Umeboshi are traditional Japanese pickled plums made by preserving fully ripened ume fruit with salt, then drying them i...
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article Root Vegetables for Beating the Summer Slump: Lotus Root and Burdock for Hot Days
This happened to me the summer before last.When summer came around, I loved eating seasonal vegetables like tomatoes, cu...
article Sun-Drying Umeboshi: How to Dry Ume for Three Days and Three Nights on an Apartment Balcony
I finally dried my umeboshi in the traditional doyōboshi process.I was nervous when a sudden rain shower came along, but...
article Pickling Umeboshi with Red Shiso: How to Make Red Shiso Pickles with 2 kg of Ume
I was able to get some pesticide-free red shiso leaves, so I added them to the ume I had already started pickling.For 2 ...
article Making Umeboshi: The Basic First Pickling Process with Pesticide-Free Plums
It’s ume season again!I was able to get some pesticide-free ume (Japanese plums), so I started the first stage of pickli...