Eden Ume Plum Vinegar is made as it has been for thousands of years. This beneficial fermentation brine from making umeboshi is filtered and bottled. Called ume su in Japan, this tangy, sour, ruby-red brine vinegar is delicious sprinkled on cooked vegetables and fresh salads. Add to salad dressing, sauces, marinades, and dips.

It is excellent for making refrigerator pickles of cut vegetables immersed in ume plum vinegar. Pickles of this sort are traditionally served with a meal as a side dish, digestive aid, palate cleansers, and condiment. Valued as an alkalizer, digestive aid, tonic, and refrigerator pickle maker, ume plum vinegar aids in the cellular process of creating, storing, and releasing energy, the Krebs Citric Acid Cycle.

Shiso Perilla frutescens is a member of the mint family, a small bush of dark red or green heart shaped leaves. Red leaves are called 'beefsteak' leaves and used for umeboshi. Eden Ume Plum Vinegar is the real thing, rich in important beneficial organic acids with a 4.3% acidity.

Prevalent imitations are chemical dyed red, and use chemicals for flavor. Eden Ume Plum Vinegar contains no chemicals, dyes, MSG, preservatives, or additives.