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Finishing off my packet of this from 2020 – I still have the packet left that they sent for this last New Year’s. I did two steeps and combined them in one of my usual teapots, then added a few plums and konbu knots.
I think I underestimated the effect of the plums, because wow! This has quite a noticeable umeboshi-like savory fruity flavor to it. There’s also a touch of bitterness, probably because it sat for a while before I got around to drinking it. Those dastardly particles in the bottom always do that, the jerks…
But it’s still yummy! The base is Sencha of the Wind, which is a kabuse sencha, so it has a nicely concentrated and rich umami flavor and notes of steamed spinach. I’m also getting a piney note that’s very pleasant. And then there’s the salty-tart ume and marine konbu. It’s really almost like drinking a broth!
I actually have a powdered ume and konbu “tea” that I picked up at this lovely umeboshi shop in Kyoto, and this is reminding me of a less salty version of that!
Flavors: Broth, Evergreen, Fruity, Marine, Pine, Plum, Salt, Savory, Seaweed, Spinach, Tart, Thick, Umami, Vegetal
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I used to get those powdered Ume Konbucha teas to use as broth for ramen noodles (I an MSG-intolerant due to migraines and can’t use the “flavor packets” that come with ramen). There was an MSG-free one on Yunomi some time ago… but it’s been gone now for ages, leaving a deep hole in my heart. I’ve tried desperately to find another Ume Konbu for my ramen broth, but all the ones I’ve found thus far have MSG in them. (wails)
That sounds amazing! I’ll have to try it as a noodle broth… I wonder if you could approximate it with an MSG-free konbu dashi powder and ume paste or something?
I used to get those powdered Ume Konbucha teas to use as broth for ramen noodles (I an MSG-intolerant due to migraines and can’t use the “flavor packets” that come with ramen). There was an MSG-free one on Yunomi some time ago… but it’s been gone now for ages, leaving a deep hole in my heart. I’ve tried desperately to find another Ume Konbu for my ramen broth, but all the ones I’ve found thus far have MSG in them. (wails)
That sounds amazing! I’ll have to try it as a noodle broth… I wonder if you could approximate it with an MSG-free konbu dashi powder and ume paste or something?