Ribon Nama Ume Plum Hard Candy, 3.87 Ounce

I love these tasty little treats. Hard outside with soft center.

This candy is delicious with lots of plum flavor. It had just the right amount of sweet and sourness. it was so good that I ordered more.

This is a very difficult candy for me to find from where I live. I have trouble even finding it in a Japanese grocery store when I happen to be visiting a large metropolitan city, so I was quite pleased to find it on the Internet. I don’t read Japanese, so sometimes I have bought similar candies without the soft, dried, pickled plum center, or the candy is smaller. But, this is the larger candy with the plum center. I’ll be the first to say that this candy is an acquired taste, if you are not used to the sour/salty plum called umeboshi. The clear hard candy around the umeboshi is sweet, so there are contrasting flavors and textures in a little candy. The shipment was about two weeks late from the estimated delivery date but I had read that it had taken one person 2 months to receive their order, so I was prepared to wait a little longer but I did contact the company and they were very nice. Overall, I am very pleased to find this candy and have already placed another order **I would add that the first time I tried the candy, I didn’t like it and stuck it away. Then, months later I felt I was coming down with something and was searching around and found the bag of candy and started eating it because mom’s friend said it was sometimes good for a stomach ache. It worked for me and now I like it

Love this candy, but seems a little expensive.

I first found this candy in a Chinese grocery store and just picked it out randomly and was instantly addicted! The center is salty, sour and sweet and just so umami. I eat 1-2 pieces every day just to get my fix. I dock 1 star for the price here on Amazon which as of this review is $8. But I can get it at the Chinese grocery store for $2.99. So I will continue to buy in-store!

I love this candy.

Have had this before and I love this! Not too sweet and taste as good as eating the real thing.

Whoaaa!! Wasn’t too sure what I was getting myself into, but I’m always super interested in Japanese candy, and I wanted to try this! The outer shell is an amazing flavor, floral and plummy, the center is soft and salty and a little sour, I had no idea there was actual plum paste! It caught me off guard a little bit, but wow this candy is interesting. It’s a flavor I have never tasted before, if you want a crazy candy experience, go for it!! Prepare yourself for a new but also really good flavor!