word
Food
Japanese
Umeboshi
oo-meh-BOH-shee
/uːmɛˈboʊʃiː/Listen
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umeboshi
Dictionary meaning
Japanese salt-pickled plum with intensely sour and salty flavor — eaten with rice, used as a condiment, and consumed for health (contains high citric acid and antibacterial properties); traditional Japanese food believed to aid digestion and cure hangovers; pickled with red shiso leaves giving the characteristic red color
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