Clearspring - Organic 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.

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.

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.

Package came from the UK so it took a minute to get here. Box was sitting on my front porch in the sun when I got home so my plums were extra cooked. That being said, the quality of the ume is very good and the salty to sour ratio is just right. The plums were softer than I usually like and some were hard to remove in one piece. This may have to do with the fact that these are not suspended in water and the heat they were exposed to. Comparing this to the Welpac brand is night and day and that is rubbish cafeteria grade compared to this.

Item arrived promptly. I mistakenly thought I was getting a paste when it was actually whole plums, but this works... and it's organic.

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.

its a bit salty but that's expected, if you like strong flavors you can eat it by itself. I usually eat it with rice and has a unique flavor which complements the rice well (just make sure you don't eat the pit)

TOO EXPENSIVE.. small container. The product is good but I won't order again because of price. I think anybody would be crazy to order it at the price offered.. (I was .. but just had to try it)