nihonhacks.com » Summer http://nihonhacks.com Time- and money-saving tips for easy living in Japan Wed, 19 Jan 2011 15:20:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Homemade Umeshu http://nihonhacks.com/japanese-food/seasonal/summer/homemade-umeshu/ http://nihonhacks.com/japanese-food/seasonal/summer/homemade-umeshu/#comments Wed, 11 Jun 2008 14:27:22 +0000 thomas http://nihonhacks.com/japanese-food/seasonal/summer/homemade-umeshu/
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    • ]]>     It’s June now, which means it’s the Japanese rainy season, which means that it’s ume season, which means that it’s umeshu-making time. My favorite Japan blog Blue Lotus has posted an excellent article about making homemade umeshu (Japanese ume liqueur). It looks extremely easy to make, and the step-by-step guide is filled with beautiful pictures. Here’s one of them (used without permission. Hope you don’t mind):

    homemade Japanese umeshu

    I’m taking a trip to the store tomorrow to get started on this little project. Head on over to the original article to learn more. It’s a great read!

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