“Dinner that night is a feast of flavor. To celebrate the successful exorcism, Kagura has cooked several more dishes than the shrine's usual, simple fare- fragrant onigiri, balls of rice soaked in green tea, with umeboshi- salty and pickled plums- as filling. There is eggplant simmered in clear soup, green beans in sesame sause, and burdock in sweet-and-sour dressing. The mood is festive.” FoodJapanSoupRiceJapanesePlumsFeastGreen TeaEggplantGreen BeansSweet And SourOnigiriUmeboshiBrudockSesame Sauce Book:The Girl from the Well Source: The Girl from the Well
“I picked up the umeboshi from my tray and popped it into my mouth. I made a show of savoring the flavor. Truth be known, it was sour enough to twist my mouth as tight as a crab's ass at low tide, but I wasn't about to give her the satisfaction of seeing that.” HumorFunnyUmeboshi Book:All You Need Is Kill Source: All You Need Is Kill