The chefs of Otowasan Kannonji Temple show us how to prepare ume plums! It's just before the rainy season, which means it's the best time of year to make plum wine and ume miso. Just place the ...

Choya Umeshu is equal parts dessert but also flower nectar. It makes me feel like a little fairy who has landed on a particularly juicy, rain-soaked petal. Made by steeping sour ume plums in sake ...