Learn how to make plum syrup using Japanese "ume". Ume syrup can be used to flavour drinks, shaved ice and yogurts. Perfect for summer!

Ume Roasted Pepper bites are the perfect finger food. Serve as an entree at a party or serve alongside another meal.

Deliciously unique grain-free umeboshi sushi.

Two pretty pink onigiri topped with kamaboko "ribbons" help raise awareness of breast cancer.

Chicken braised with cheek puckeringly tart umeboshi along with red perilla leaves makes for a colorful cross-cultural dish.

Homemade plum wine (umeshu) during Japan's plum season.

Three tangy ume onigiri perfectly complement roasted asparagus and brussels sprouts in this chic adult bento.