Japanese Ume Paste without Shiso

I first learned about this product from a restaurant in Brooklyn (if you know, you know). Umeboshi is commonly placed on alcoholic drinks but I add this on my seltzer can and yummmmmm-y! I can't get enough of the contrast of salty sweet plum with my seltzer. There is nowhere you can find dried plum in a bottle like this (that I know of), so it's great value to me and I will keep on buying this and find new ways to add it to my life. Keep it up! Great quality, flavor, and saltiness!

This is the best for white rice. Just squeeze it on and eat it. It is so good if you like Umeboshi flavor. It is sour so beware but it tastes good. You will love it.

Very yummy! It's VERY salty so if you aren't used to that, beware. Just use a tiny bit.

This is definitely a good alternative to whole umeboshi if they are unavailable or just not convenient. It's very convenient to use and lasts a long time because the flavor is very strong so only a little needs to be used at a time (unless you're like me who will down a tablespoon at a time lol). However, I do find that the paste one does not have the same delicious texture as umeboshi, and two does not have the same fruity fragrance or taste. It seems to trade a bit of that for a more salty taste, which is fine but when I'm eating umeboshi rice balls I find using the paste a little underwhelming. All in all, a fine alternative and definitely a more convenient option to get the pickled plum flavor, but it can't beat using real, whole umeboshi.

Just as described! Ignore the bad (and clearly ignorant) reviews saying it doesnt taste like plum as japanese plums are closer to apricots in flavor and subtle. It is salty bc it is a preserved food which dates back to antiquity. I had it on rice and used as an ingredient in a marinade and it came out well Feels like im in japan when I use it Mine is without shiso as I wanted a pure flavor. Gonna try the 1 with shiso next and compare it

I used it to season my rice with lunch (please ignore the sad tamagoyaki in the other side, I was in a hurry). It was very good tasting, nice strong flavor. I also used it in dressings for vegetables and cold soba noodles. My dressing recipe using this is: 2 parts rice vinegar, 2 parts sesame oil, 1 part koikuchi shoyu (Japan Brewed Kikoman is good enough for this, American brewed is honestly not, they taste very different.) and 1 part of ume paste. Just whisk it together. I put it on a cold soba salad with sliced daikon, carrot, cabbage, cucumber, kale, and green onion or chives. It's also good with moyashi/ beansprouts.

This "paste" has a very strong salt flavor with NO fruity or tangy plum flavor. No hint of fruit at all. Not even a whisper. If you love salt paste, you'll love this product. If like me you were expecting a modicum at least of plum/fruit flavor you will be very disappointed! Again, it's like brown, salt paste. No Fruit Flavor At All. Where's the plum? It's not in this salt paste. This salt paste also has no notes of vinegar or any tang. Just Salt with brown coloring. If you dumped a cup of salt into brown goo, then you would have the equivalent of this salt paste. Would I put it on meats? No because I could sprinkle salt instead.

It taste nasty ! Like chemicals !!

its not pure ume paste... lots of other ingredients (and plum isnt even listed on the ingredients on the bottle- it says japanese apricot but im going to assume thats the plum?!) but it is pretty delicious! the squeezy bottle is handy. will buy again.

It tastes good sour and salty with a trace of plum flavor at the end, just the way it's supposed to taste

Good sauce. Had it last night with my homemade shrimp and salmon nigiri. I liked the flavour and texture very much.

A little saltier than I would like , but still really great

Not very good