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HISTORY OF UMESHU: EDO Period Umeshu making first appeared in Edo period (1600 -1868). The recipe books from this era show how to make Umeshu.  Ume...

UME is the Japanese plum or apricot. The history of the Ume tree can be found in some Chinese writing dating back 4000 years ago. To Japan, it is s...

YUZU is a Japanese lemon or lime-like citrus fruit.  With its origin dating back to the 9-10th century, today Shikoku prefecture produces the most ...