- Best for
- 🫒 Crunchy pickles 🍙 Umeboshi
- Fruit size
- Small
- Season
- Late May to early June
- Main regions
- Nagano and others
Features
A small, firm ume grown in Nagano.
Best uses
- Karikari ume: green, firm fruit make a crunchy pickle.
- Small umeboshi: bite-sized and handy for bento.
Choosing
For karikari ume, get green, hard fruit and pickle immediately.
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