Did you know that a new product called "Umeko" has joined the "Yukari" series of red perilla sprinkles from Mishima Foods? I have introduced "sisters" who are related to "
Kaori " and "
Akari ", but Umeko is a new face that appeared in February this year. It is a dried chopped plum that is mixed with rice and eaten.
A silky pink Umeko. It has a visual like salted cherry blossoms. When you eat it as it is, it has a firm chewy texture and looks like chopped dried plums. It's a little more fluffy than "crispy plum".
When mixed with rice, it becomes moist and regains a slightly plump feeling. When you chew, the plums absorb the water in your mouth, and the taste of the sour plums oozes out ... Hmm, it's delicious! White rice advances!
While Yukari has a perilla flavor and sourness, Umeko has a clear plum flavor and sourness. Personally, I want to put some grains in my mouth and lick it without mixing it in the rice. It seems that you can add toppings to pasta and arrange it in various ways. I think people who like plum blossoms are addicted to it!