tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7027119346366147543.post4987930140139366168..comments2023-12-29T11:44:38.434+09:00Comments on yokohamamama: Umeshu--Umeeeee shu!yokohamamamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17098212549844656652noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7027119346366147543.post-32065997506995790792013-09-20T09:32:39.212+09:002013-09-20T09:32:39.212+09:00This may seem silly but what is the recipie for a ...This may seem silly but what is the recipie for a ume-sawa or lemon-sawa. Such a easy and good summer drink in Japan.ewr2sanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06277357464476064723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7027119346366147543.post-6660501144154690292011-01-16T14:46:15.211+09:002011-01-16T14:46:15.211+09:00Mr. Harris--I would love to visit! The scent of p...Mr. Harris--I would love to visit! The scent of plum blossoms is what I love most about them, and why I like them even better than sakura (not that I dislike cherry blossoms, I just love the ume a little more ;-)) <br /><br />*That's* what sloe gin is?! To quote my brother-in-law's (japanese) boss: I DID NOT KNOW!! I'll get in touch right away! :-))yokohamamamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17098212549844656652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7027119346366147543.post-75992502110516391702011-01-16T09:30:39.984+09:002011-01-16T09:30:39.984+09:00Try to come to Mogusa-en ('The Park of the Hun...Try to come to Mogusa-en ('The Park of the Hundred Blossoms') on the Keio-line - five minutes from where we live - in the plum-blossom season, which will be very soon. It is crowded but beautiful- but Mogusa-en is worth visiting at any (less crowded time) of year. I, too, love plum-blossom, as much for its scent as for its appearance. By the way, the British equivalent of ume-shu is sloe Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10457679535675220220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7027119346366147543.post-27306752393230590552011-01-11T09:39:57.064+09:002011-01-11T09:39:57.064+09:00I thought making umeshu was pretty cool--that'...I thought making umeshu was pretty cool--that's why I finally tried it, in spite of having no confidence in my cooking ability. If you can get a hold of the plums come June or thereabouts, give it a try! Plums, rock sugar, and shochu (white liquor)--that's it! Very tasteee...yokohamamamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17098212549844656652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7027119346366147543.post-27886683873550920052011-01-11T02:08:52.167+09:002011-01-11T02:08:52.167+09:00I always think it's interesting when people ma...I always think it's interesting when people make their own liquors. It's just so coolSarah Ahiershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02795455714801965956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7027119346366147543.post-50876980440833910232011-01-10T22:35:50.266+09:002011-01-10T22:35:50.266+09:00Hope you like it! And as for getting the plums--i...Hope you like it! And as for getting the plums--if you have a big Japanese store, you can probably get them come June when they're ripening. I think I remember my sis saying she could get them at Uwajimaya (she's in Portland), along with the other ingredients.<br /><br />I don't think I've ever drunk it hot/warmed--just iced on a hot summer day, which tastes great :-))yokohamamamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17098212549844656652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7027119346366147543.post-45783144724038301112011-01-10T09:58:20.047+09:002011-01-10T09:58:20.047+09:00Sadly, we can't get those "plums" he...Sadly, we can't get those "plums" here (though I haven't checked the huge Japanese shopping complex in the suburbs), but I can get one type of umeshu at Binny's in Chicago, which I'll do next weekend. And I'll report back.Jerry Coynehttp://www.whyevolutionistrue.comnoreply@blogger.com