where can I get ume powder

[Rhubarb]

I am looking--with increasing desperation--for powdered ume ("Japanese plum"). I don't know if it's dried ume, ground up, or whether it's a dehydrated form of juice or liquor or what. My girlfriend gave me some her parents got in Taiwan, but I haven't been able to find anything similar for sale online or in any of the local Asian groceries (I've gotten a lot of blank stares). Please help!

[chefdavid321]

Li Hing Mui is a plum powder often sweetened with saccharine. It's popular in Hawaii and I have some sour patch kids coated with it as well as dried mango. Hope this helps

[aprilmei]

I've seen it at 99 Ranch Market. I think it might have been in the Vietnamese section but not absolutely sure.

[hzrt8w]

What is the ume powder used for?

[Rhubarb]

What is the ume powder used for?

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Good question! I think it must be as a seasoning, but I really couldn't say. I myself am using it in a line of chocolate bonbons--it's surprisingly sweet (maybe the saccharine at work?) and intensely flavorful.

[jasie]

dip fresh guava in it. sweet, crispy, sour and salty. Yum.