ClearspringOrganic Japanese Umeboshi Plums - 200g

They are salty organic "plums" with pits.There are no preservatives, no added chemicals, no high fructose corn syrup, no MSG, nothing sneaky, nothing cheap.Today I went shopping at an Asian grocery store and took a look at their selection of umeboshi plums; maybe they had some that were cheaper? Cheaper, yes, and also full of unexpected chemicals. Iʻll stick to these wonderful tasty (albeit expensive) umeboshi plums.Around Christmastime I had some really tough nights with digestive issues. Mind you I did not grow up Japanese; I just found these years ago and liked them. I was up in the middle of the night and had tried every one of my tricks: ginger tea (didnʻt work), apple cider vinegar in water (didnʻt work), betaine hydrochloride (even THAT didnʻt do the trick!). Somewhere in the back of my head I heard "eat two umeboshi plums." I did. Thatʻs what put the digestive issues to rest, and I finally got some sleep. I looked this up online and discovered yes, this is what umeboshi plums are for medicinally; itʻs well known. I learned something new!I will definitely keep buying these to keep them on hand for emergencies like that.

Its official, you cant get decent umeboshi on Amazon. I'm very familiar with umeboshi, I've spent A LOT of time in Japan, stuffing my face with pickled plums. They are my favorite food. These plums are very bruised and blemished. Its very obvious the plums they use are super low quality and they are unbearably salty. Not a nuanced salty, sour, sweet plummy flavor like it should be. Just shiso and salt. They are decently soft, which is about the only positive thing I can say. I'm just so disappointed in this product. You wouldn't even find plums this shoddy in a 7-eleven in Japan. Skip this product, track down a local asian food store or order plums from a Japanese specialty shop online.

I tried various other umeboshi brand and types (whole and pureed) before I ordered the Clearspring brand which is more pricey than the others brand. But I like its taste best, and I like that it contain shiso leaves and that it comes in a glass jar. I'm willing to pay extra for this quality product.

I spent ages 5-12 living in Hawai'i, with many Japanese Americans, in the early 1960s. At the local store near Punahou School there was a dried plum product probably labeled "umeboshi" which was the same flavor as this product, very salty and very tart, but it grows on you. It grows on me because in a way it reminds me of the islands. It has a very alkalizing effect on the body, sort of like wormwood or German "bitters." It is distinctively Japanese. This particular jar arrived exactly as pictured from Japan. Vacuum packed inside are ripe, SOFT umeboshi plums with [...] light brown texture as in the wiki photograph. This brand has the red-dyed with organic Perilla leaves, perilla being a type of stinging nettle. This pickled plum is a folk remedy for, according to wikipedia: "This Japanese style traditional pickle is considered good for digestion, prevention of nausea, and for systemic toxicity, including hangovers. Green ume extract is even used as a tonic in Japan. The citric acid is claimed to act as an antibacterial, help to increase saliva production and assist in the digestion of rice. Additionally, umeboshi is claimed to combat fatigue (historically given as part of a samurai's field ration) and protect against aging.[5]" Abby's advice: start small and work your way up to a whole one. Then consume the jarful before they go bad. They will make a long journey to your table. Enjoy.

I thought it is the snack plums I used to have. Obviously, it's too salty to just eat as usual. My Japanese colleague told me I need to eat it with rice onigiri. The plums are well made and you can see the quality is good. But personally I think it's still too salty to me.

Good product. Only problem I had was there was leakage during the delivery and all of the fluid was gone.

Big issue was that upon arrival the container was open and some of the "liquid" inside had made its way out. Plums were very soft so I was concerned with spoilage or contamination. Tasted good but was always concerned about potential repercussion from eating opened food.

Cap was leaky when we received it.