Umeboshi Gohan (Pickled Plum Rice)

Ingredients

Instructions

1. 1

   Pit the umeboshi. Finely chop or mash the umeboshi flesh into a paste.

2. 2

   In a bowl, combine the freshly cooked Japanese white rice with the umeboshi paste.

3. 3

   If desired, add soy sauce and mirin to the rice mixture and mix well.

4. 4

   Serve the umeboshi rice in bowls. Garnish with shredded nori and toasted sesame seeds.