Clearspring Organic 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.

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.

Excellent

I didn't expect the best Umeboshi, but having heard of the company I thought it would at least be reasonable. Unfortunately I must say this is the worst Umeboshi I have tasted, and I've tasted dozens. Very heavily salted with no sense of sweetness at all. Normally with a good Umeboshi you can at least bite on it as well as eat it together with rice. This one however is like putting a ball of salt in the mouth. I won't be buying it again.

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.

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.

Not 4me

YES x's INFINITYYYYYYY!!! OUTSTANDINGGGG!!! Buy, Buy, Buy!!

Un petit goût du Japon. Assez cher pour la quantité

Prodotto davvero di ottima qualità anche se piuttosto caro... ma con le umeboshi è sempre così: se si scende troppo di prezzo la differenza si sente subito. Soprattutto per chi, come me, le prugne salate giapponesi le mangia così come escono dal vasetto.

das sind mal richtige oschis, für umeboshi. sie machen einen sehr guten eindruck, schmecken eher säuerlich als salzig und haben sehr viel fruchtfleisch. ich hatte sonst die von ruschin, aber da gefiel mir die plastikverpackung nicht so gut. diese hier wirkt edler und ist nachhaltiger :) will buy again.

My first time trying real umeboshi. I use them inside my onigiri and to make 🇯🇵 japanese flag lunch. (Umeboshi on bed of shari rice) very good. I don’t know why I was expecting there to be no pits- there are pits of course. Umeboshi aids in digestion so it’s quite good for your gut being fermented and all. The taste I would say it’s quite sour- you will pucker up! And very very salty like salted fish. Umeboshi is not meant to be just eaten as is. You take small bites of it with your rice. It’s very good. The price seems fair. It is a sort of delicacy- a hard to find “fresh” ingredient (by fresh I mean not dehydrated...) and these are whole plums we are talking about- pit and all. There are quite a bit of plums inside. Also, the fermentation process takes time as well. Not to mention these are organic plums that come from organic orchards, meaning they work extra hard and pay more to keep things as nature intended- and it’s for our benefit. Considering all of this, I have no problem with the price, and am grateful I can buy it here easily on amazon without added shipping costs. To think of how many times you will use this... make sure you use it all up before expiry date! But it’s fermented so it’ll last quite a while. Will definitely be buying again once mine runs out. Love it!