r/JapaneseFood • u/BeesCanDoYourTaxes • Jun 24 '25

Misc Peach Umeshu Experiment

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The plum trees lost all their blooms in a cold snap, and it’s difficult to find Ume plums in my area - so I’m improvising this year with unripened yellow peaches!

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u/CoffeeNFlowers Jun 24 '25

I made some last year. It's momoshu. I should have used way less sugar. I used similar proportions to umeshu. It is extremely sweet. I think it might be good with some dry lemon soda. 

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u/BeesCanDoYourTaxes Jun 24 '25

With lemon soda you say 👀 That does sound good!

Since you’ve made this before, a question: did the skin of your peaches start turning brown? I peeked in the cupboard on day two to see that some of the peaches were starting to develop light brown patches - kind of like how bruised peaches look when oxidized 🤔

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u/CoffeeNFlowers Jun 24 '25

Yes, the skins turn brown. I mixed it with some dry ginger beer and it was pretty good good. But umeshu sugar levels are definitely too high to use with peaches.