Listen "Episode 4: Ume — A Story About Sour Fruit"
Episode Synopsis
This week on The Onigiri Chronicles, Noriko and Rachael discuss:
-What ume are and what they are used in.
-Noriko makes a childhood confession (one of Rachael’s favorite stories yet)—“the umeboshi incident.”
-How umeboshi are made.
-How ume syrup is made and what to use it for.
-Ume cha (ume tea) as a health remedy.
-How umeboshi is used in cooking.
-How the holy trinity of umeboshi, shiso, and sesame go with so many things.
-Rachael’s umeboshi oni (monster)
-The company we mentioned who sells fresh ume and ume syrup is @maesilhood on
Instagram (https://instagram.com/maesilhood?igshid=lbmfe981zgtm ) and their website is: https://www.maesilhood.com
-Rachael’s umeboshi post: https://www.lafujimama.com/umeboshi-fall-fruit-of-summer-labor/
-IGTV umeboshi video: https://www.instagram.com/tv/B7eApmLnbC1/?igshid=udoqwt64dssl
-What ume are and what they are used in.
-Noriko makes a childhood confession (one of Rachael’s favorite stories yet)—“the umeboshi incident.”
-How umeboshi are made.
-How ume syrup is made and what to use it for.
-Ume cha (ume tea) as a health remedy.
-How umeboshi is used in cooking.
-How the holy trinity of umeboshi, shiso, and sesame go with so many things.
-Rachael’s umeboshi oni (monster)
-The company we mentioned who sells fresh ume and ume syrup is @maesilhood on
Instagram (https://instagram.com/maesilhood?igshid=lbmfe981zgtm ) and their website is: https://www.maesilhood.com
-Rachael’s umeboshi post: https://www.lafujimama.com/umeboshi-fall-fruit-of-summer-labor/
-IGTV umeboshi video: https://www.instagram.com/tv/B7eApmLnbC1/?igshid=udoqwt64dssl
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