ClearspringOrganic Japanese Umeboshi Plums 200g

I bought a jar of these for my nephew's 18th birthday (among other things - no, I'm not that mean)! Anyway, he likes a challenge, having eaten most of the 'deadly' hot sauces I've bought him before, however he'd never heard of Umeboshi Plums which made it all the more fun. On opening the jar they actually smell really nice, a sort of heavy marinated raisin aroma, however the eating experience was something else. He popped a whole one in and started to chew... his face then went from it's normal shade of pink through various shades of darkening red and his eyes bulged while tears rolled down his cheeks! Safe to say, one plum was all he could manage and I, being the coward that I am, declined to try one myself.Anyway, I understand these are being kept as an after-dinner delicacy for guests now, I just wish I could be there to see the enjoyment. Excellent value!!

These umeboshi are my favourite. They taste as good as the ones my Japanese grandmother used to make from scratch. No chemicals or flavour enhancers, they are exactly how they should taste and better than ones produced by big Japanese commercial brands.

Just received it today, I love sour products, this product is nothing but salt, the taste is pure and utter saltyness, stay away if your after a sour a experience.

Excellent

Read about the health benefits of Umeboshi plums on Dr Axes web site so I thought I'd give them a go.Yes they are extremely salty and they do have a kind of perfume after taste and they're packed with some strange leafy type stuff, but I love them.Are they Hot? no I don't think so... are they Moorish? in my case yes. The only problem is they are expensive, this 200g jar lasted me about a week, so I think this going to have to be an occasional treat...shame :(If you don't like salty food I would give this a miss.For others it's probably got the Marmite factor you'll either love it or hate it.Have to say I've not used them in any cooking, just eaten them straight from the jar, don't know if that would affect the taste at all.

I bought these so we could try things we have never tried.They are exactly what they say but I don't think my non-Japanese palette appreciates them!All my guests spat them out! 🤣Great fun though watching them squirm.

These make for an excellent light breakfast - a small bowl of rice with one of these plums. Take a bit of plum with a spoonful/chopstickfull of rice, the saltiness is well balanced and tastes great.After opening, keep these in the fridge, they will last a few months.Note that you'll find different varieties of Umeboshi on other product listings, they absolutely are not the same. Some tend to be 'mushier' and some are even sweet. These specific ones are the right combination of non-mushy, well put together, and salty.

Never eaten them before and found them delicious. Only 3 stars because two of the small amount of plums were completely black and therefore assumed inedible. Certainly offputting.