To eat JAPANESE UMEBOSHI : story
In Japan, people has eaten rice from ancient generation that is thousands years ago. So I think side dish also has developed with rice's history.The umeboshi should be much such a side dish. So in this article, I will introduce about umeboshi for who had never taste.
Umeboshi is made fruit ume, and salt and shiso reaf. shiso is popular plant inJapan.
And umeboshi's future is very sour that I think one of top of Japanese food. So if you change umeboshi, it is needed prepared, I think.
And you should divide umeboshi a bit, then eat rice and divided umeboshi. At that time, you should not eat umeboshi in solo. It is important to divide umeboshi on rice. By the way, umeboshi is much another rice menu, for example, otyazuke and onigili. Especially, if umeboshi is used in onigili, there is an effect that onigili does not to go bad. Then in long time ago, generation of no refrigerator, I think umeboshi is special food that doesn't go bad.
Secondly, Can umeboshi go bad? Usually umeboshi is contained salt, then can't go bad. However, recently there are less salted type, it might go bad. Then in shopping umeboshi, you should confirm the umeboshi's package, there is a description about containing salt.
Thirdly, does umeboshi need refrigerator? Actually salted umeboshi is doesn't go bad in usual. But, in not salted umeboshi, you should use refrigerator.
In Japan, people has eaten rice from ancient generation that is thousands years ago. So I think side dish also has developed with rice's history.The umeboshi should be much such a side dish. So in this article, I will introduce about umeboshi for who had never taste.
1. What is umeboshi?
First of all, in Japanese food culture, there is a tsukemono. Tsukemono is Japanese styled pickles, that made from Japanese radish or cucumber. So umeboshi is one of Japanese styled pickles from fruit of ume. Ume is a popular tree in Japan.Umeboshi is made fruit ume, and salt and shiso reaf. shiso is popular plant inJapan.
And umeboshi's future is very sour that I think one of top of Japanese food. So if you change umeboshi, it is needed prepared, I think.
2. How to eat umeboshi
You can eat umeboshi in solo. However, I don't recommend eating in solo. It is recommended to eat with rice. In the imagination, at first, umeboshi should put on the rice, then eat umeboshi with rice.And you should divide umeboshi a bit, then eat rice and divided umeboshi. At that time, you should not eat umeboshi in solo. It is important to divide umeboshi on rice. By the way, umeboshi is much another rice menu, for example, otyazuke and onigili. Especially, if umeboshi is used in onigili, there is an effect that onigili does not to go bad. Then in long time ago, generation of no refrigerator, I think umeboshi is special food that doesn't go bad.
3. Kinds of umeboshi
In fact there are some kind of umeboshi in Japan. Made with salt shiso,in usual. But there are another type of umeboshi. For example, contained honey. Its taste is not sour but also a bit sweet. Then a little easy to eat, comparing sour typed umeboshi. And there is less salted umeboshi.It is good of health.4. knowledge of umeboshi
Firstly, what is umeboshi good for? Eating umeboshi's benefits are various. The prevention for stomach cancer, high blood pressure, tooth decay, and good for tired, and so on. But, in umeboshi, there are much salt, so not to eat,many umeboshi at once.Secondly, Can umeboshi go bad? Usually umeboshi is contained salt, then can't go bad. However, recently there are less salted type, it might go bad. Then in shopping umeboshi, you should confirm the umeboshi's package, there is a description about containing salt.
Thirdly, does umeboshi need refrigerator? Actually salted umeboshi is doesn't go bad in usual. But, in not salted umeboshi, you should use refrigerator.
5. Japanese famous umeboshi
Umeboshi is popular food in Japan, so it is made in many place. For example, Wakayama prefecture, Gunma prefecture, Yamanashi prefecture, etc. And its the best is Wakayama prefecture. Wakayama's umeboshi is soft and bigger than another them.
