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Umeshu Plum Wine

Tuesday, April 12, 2016 8:45 AM

Umeshu Plum Wine

About 1000 years ago Umeshu came from China to Japan. It was first used as medicine against a bad through. The word Umeshu first time is documented in a dictionary on Japanese food in 1697. Home made Umeshu is very popular since it is delicious and easy to make. Since a few years, there is a small Umeshu boom and many small breweries launched their own brands. Choya Umeshu is the market leader with around 30% market share, but there are a few hundred brands in the market now with a large variety in flavors.

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100 Drinks from Japan (1-10)

Monday, March 28, 2016 10:48 AM

100 Drinks from Japan

Besides the obvious variety of green teas Japan has a broad away of alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks. This section introduces the obvious and sometimes eventually surprising drinks found on the Japanese islands.

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Sakura Tea - Sakuracha (桜茶）

Sunday, January 8, 2012 8:42 PM

Sakura Tea - Sakuracha (桜茶）

Salt Pickled Sakura

In Japan Sakura tea is a popular drink for celebrations such as weddings or other special occasions. It is made with sakura cherry blossoms pickled in salt – a very traditional Japanese ingredient. In Japanese Sakura tea is called “sakura cha – 桜茶” or “sakura yu – 桜湯”.

 

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