I have said before that the rainy season (June) is by far my favorite time to be in Japan. One of the major reasons is the Japanese plum or ume. I was in Kameoka the other day and managed to bring back a couple kilos of freshly picked ume. 
These are great because they aren’t perfect like the ones you find being sold in grocery stores. These are natural ume which were picked at a temple in Kameoka which we found thanks to some friends of ours. They are all different sizes and shapes. Some even have small imperfections if you can believe it!? 
What can you do with them? There are several things you can make with ume, but the most traditional is to make umeboshi. 
I decided to make umeboshi with these ume. I’ll keep you updated on their progress….
