Calbee Jagabee Potato Snack Kishu Fully Ripened Ume Plum

Kishu — the region spanning Wakayama and parts of Mie Prefecture — is Japan’s most celebrated ume-producing area, responsible for the majority of the country’s premium plum harvest.

The variety grown there has a particular balance of acidity, sweetness, and umami that distinguishes it from plums produced elsewhere, and it’s the reason Kishu ume shows up as a quality marker on products across Japanese food culture.

Calbee uses Kishu-grown plum in the ume powder coating here, with 100% of the plum flesh in the powder sourced from the region.

The flavor lands as sweet, tart, and savory simultaneously — the characteristic profile of good Japanese ume rather than the one-dimensional sourness that lesser plum flavorings tend toward.

The acidity arrives first, followed quickly by a rounded sweetness, with the salt and kombu kelp extract in the base seasoning working underneath to add the umami depth that keeps the flavor from fading between pieces.

Reviewers consistently describe it as surprisingly well-matched to the potato — the ume’s brightness cutting through the starch’s natural richness in a way that makes each piece feel lighter than it is.

The skin-on potato sticks provide the same triple texture as the rest of the Jagabee lineup — crisp surface, airy middle, faint density at the core — with the ume seasoning carrying all the way through rather than sitting only on the outside.

Five individually sealed 15g pouches, for sharing or working through at your own pace.

About this item
Item Name : Jagabee Kishu Fully Ripened Ume Plum
Brand : Calbee
Item Form : Snacks
Number of Items : 75g (Box of 1)