Umeboshi is Japanese pickled plum. The traditional umeboshi is not salt reduced, only pickled with salt and shiso leaves, but not with additional seasonings or sweeteners. It is said to be an alkaline food with plenty of health benefits.
Japanese usually eat umeboshi as a side dish with the other recipes. They will eat it together with a set of warm rice, vegetable, meat, fish, or other protein sources.
This time, we will share a recipe for umeboshi beginners. Umeboshi Dipping Sauce with Sesame Oil is easy to make and delicious even for those who want to try umeboshi for the first time. The sesame oil will hold umeboshi’s strong and sour taste and give it more fragrant.
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Umeboshi Dipping Sauce with Sesame Oil
Umeboshi Dipping Sauce with Sesame Oil
Ingredients
- 2 Umeboshi (seed removed)
- 1 tbsp Sesame Oil
Instructions
- Remove seeds from Umeboshi, then mince the umeboshi flesh with a fork until it becomes a paste
- Add sesame oil to the umeboshi paste, and mix
Notes
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Red Umeboshi Japanese Pickled Plum 17.6 oz (500g)
Use twice as much shiso as ordinary umeboshi to make the naturally bright crimson color. Made with the traditional and time-consuming methods to make the classic, authentic umeboshi. Particularly delicious with rice, to make sauces or dressings, or to flavor up your meal as a side dish.
No chemical seasonings, no sweeteners, no colorings. 100% Made in Japan.
Organic White Umeboshi Pickled Plum Nanko Ume 17.6 oz (500g)
Traditional-style Japanese salted plums made only from organic plum and sea salt, pickled without shiso leaves which leave a lighter color. Particularly delicious with rice, to make sauces or dressings, or to flavor up your meal as a side dish.
No chemical seasonings, no sweeteners, no colorings. 100% Made in Japan.
Organic White Umeboshi Pickled Plum Nanko Ume 5.3 oz (150g)
Traditional-style Japanese salted plums made only from organic plum and sea salt, pickled without shiso leaves which leave a lighter color. Particularly delicious with rice, to make sauces or dressings, or to flavor up your meal as a side dish.
No chemical seasonings, no sweeteners, no colorings. 100% Made in Japan.
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Recommended Umeboshi Plums (Whole Fruits)
In Kawashima The Japan Store, we have several type of umeboshi plums, include those which has been fermented for 3-4 years. Kindly check your favorite type of Umeboshi Plums below:
To learn more about Sannen Umeboshi (3 Years Fermented Umeboshi), please read the following article:
Recommended Umeboshi Seasoned Paste
You can also fill in your onigiri with umeboshi paste. We recommend you to use this umeboshi paste with several seasonings such as ginger, shoyu, shiso, etc. Kindly check our Umeboshi Seasoned Paste Product below:
Recommended 100% Umeboshi Extract Puree/Paste
We also provide a pure 100% umeboshi extract paste in Kawashima The Japan Store, in case you want a 100% umeboshi filling in your onigiri without any other seasonings. Kindly check the product below:
