Smoked plum

Smoked plums

Smoked plums

Smoked plum is the smoked fruit of Asian plums, used in East Asian cuisine and medicine. It is called wūméi (烏梅) in Mandarin, omae (오매; 烏梅) in Korean, and ubai (烏梅; うばい) in Japanese.

Overview[]

Smoked plums, matte black to dark brown, with a rugged surface, have a unique flavor with a sour taste.^[1] The fruit is spherical or oblate, around 2–3 centimetres (0.79–1.18 in) long and 1.5–2 centimetres (0.59–0.79 in) in diameter.^[2] The surface is wrinkled, with the round stem-end underside.^[2] The fruit kernel is hard, olate, yellowish brown, 1–1.4 centimetres (0.39–0.55 in) long, 1 centimetre (0.39 in) wide, and 0.5 centimetres (0.20 in) thick, with a dotted surface.^[2] The seed is flat obloid and light yellow.^[2]

Production[]

Unripe plums are picked in early summer, smoked, and dried at 40 °C (104 °F).^[3]

Use[]

Cuisine[]

In China, smoked plums are used to make suānméitāng, a sour plum drink.^{[citation needed]}

In Korea, smoked plums are used to make traditional teas and drinks such as (smoked plum tea) and jeho-tang (medicinal summer drink).^{[citation needed]}

Medicine[]

Latin (pharmaceutical) name for smoked plums is Mume Fructus.^[2]

In Traditional Korean medicine, smoked plums are considered conductant for the liver channel, spleen channel, lung channel, and large intestine channel.^[3] It is used to treat ascariasis, vomiting, cough, and diarrhea.^[3] It is reported to relieve phlegm, inhibit intestinal motility, and fight bacteria in pharmacologic experiments.^[3]

References[]

^ "omae" 오매. Doopedia (in Korean). Doosan Corporation. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Kim, Chang-Min; Lee, Young Jong; Kim, In Rak; Sin, Jeon-Hwi; Kim, Yang Il (2015). "omae" 오매. Hanyakjae gambyeol dogam 한약재감별도감 [Coloured Illustrations for Discrimination of Herbal Medicine] (in Korean). Academy Seojeok. p. 304. ISBN 9788976164865. Retrieved 16 June 2017 – via Naver.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d "omae" 오매. Hanuihak dae sajeon 한의학대사전 [The Korean medical dictionary] (in Korean). Seoul: Jungdam Publishing. 1998. ISBN 9788980850297. Retrieved 16 June 2017 – via Naver.

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[Doo-1] "omae" 오매. Doopedia (in Korean). Doosan Corporation. Retrieved 16 June 2017.

[Kim-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Kim, Chang-Min; Lee, Young Jong; Kim, In Rak; Sin, Jeon-Hwi; Kim, Yang Il (2015). "omae" 오매. Hanyakjae gambyeol dogam 한약재감별도감 [Coloured Illustrations for Discrimination of Herbal Medicine] (in Korean). Academy Seojeok. p. 304. ISBN 9788976164865. Retrieved 16 June 2017 – via Naver.

[Hanuihak-3] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d "omae" 오매. Hanuihak dae sajeon 한의학대사전 [The Korean medical dictionary] (in Korean). Seoul: Jungdam Publishing. 1998. ISBN 9788980850297. Retrieved 16 June 2017 – via Naver.

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