All Ume lovers know Umeboshi, the tangy salt pickled ume fruits from Japan. This umeboshi with shiso leafs from Shirakiku have an utmost quality, with thin skin, small seed, and soft flesh. In Japan, Ume are harvested and turned into various products which bring out the goodness of Ume, such as this dried salted Ume snack - Usushio or pickled Umeboshi. Umeboshi has been eaten for a long time as traditional Japanese food. It was created from the predecessors’ wisdom, which was to use salt to preserve Ume, as the fruit cannot be eaten raw. When added to desserts, pasta, and French toast, it adds a refreshing aftertaste. Japan’s Ume is such a specialty, you need to try! Size: 227g Ingredients: Plums (70.59%), salt, fructose syrup, humectant: E420, flavor enhancer: E621, red radish extract (red radhish extract, ethanol, acid regulator E330, dextrin), preservative: E202. Origin: Japan Recommended for: Baked pork Stir-Fries Daikon salad Ume Shiso pasta Nutrition per 100g Energy 297J/71kcal Fat 0,5g Saturated fat 0,03g Carbohydrates 17,2g Sugar 4,3g Protein 0g Salt 10,9g