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umeboshi
Umeboshi (Japanese: 梅干, pronounced (:u͍meboɕi); literally "dried ''ume''") are pickled ''ume'' fruits common in Japan. The word "umeboshi" is often translated into English as "Japanese salt plums," "salt plums" or "pickled plums." ''Ume'' (''Prunus mume'') is a species of fruit-bearing tree in the genus ''Prunus'', which is often called a plum but is actually more closely related to the apricot.〔 Umeboshi are a popular kind of ''tsukemono'' (pickles) and are extremely sour and salty. They are usually served as side dishes for rice or eaten on rice balls (often without removing the pit) for breakfast and lunch. They are occasionally served boiled or seasoned for dinner.〔(Umeboshi: perfect in any culinary pickle | The Japan Times )〕
Pickled ''ume'' which are not dried are called ''umezuke'' (梅漬け).
==Physical characteristics==
Umeboshi are usually round, and vary from smooth to very wrinkled. Usually they taste salty, and are extremely sour due to high citric acid〔(Nakatafoods: Umeboshi )〕 content, but sweeter versions exist, as well. Umeboshi were notorious for their ability to eat their way through the plain drawn aluminum lunch boxes commonly used in the 1960s. The combination of organic acids and salt in the umeboshi were the cause of this phenomenon.〔Itoh, Makiko, "(Umeboshi: perfect in any culinary pickle )", ''Japan Times'', 25 May 2012, p. 18〕
The central area of Wakayama prefecture is known throughout Japan for the number and quality of its ume and umeboshi. The town of Minabe, Wakayama, in particular, grows more ume and produces more umeboshi than any other town in Japan.〔
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