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梅干し
umeboshi
Description
梅干しは、梅の実を塩でつけて干した、すっぱい食べ物です。
Umeboshi is a sour food made by salting and drying ume fruit.
日本では、白いご飯の上によくのせて食べます。
In Japan, umeboshi is often eaten placed on top of white rice.
Meanings
梅干しumeboshi
pickled dried plum, salty and very sour
朝ごはんに梅干しを一つ食べました。
I ate one pickled plum for breakfast.
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Notes
- Etymology
梅 (ume, plum) + 干し (hoshi, dried), from the plum being salted and sun-dried.
- Nuance
Famous for its intense sourness; often placed on rice or inside onigiri.
In videos
“これは梅おにぎりなので、梅干しが中に入っています”
“焼き飯に梅干し。”
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