梅酒 – The Japanese Food Lab

Unripe apricots used to make umeshu with rock sugar.

Can You Make Umeshu From Apricots?

Learn how to create umeshu, or Japanese plum wine, using green unripe apricots as a substitute for Japanese plums.

A bag of Japanese rock sugar for making umeshu.

Okinawa Black Sugar Umeshu

Learn about Umeshu, a traditional Japanese plum wine made with unripe plums steeped in liquor. Discover its origins, recipe variations, and aging process.