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Metropolis - Big in Japan: Umeboshi |
 | | The demand for umeboshi also steadily increased due to its use as a color fixative for cosmetics, a fabric dye and a medicine. |
| | The first record of umeboshi being used for medicinal purposes is in the tenth century, when it was reportedly used to treat Emperor Murakami. |
| | A more popular way of eating umeboshi is as a dressing, known as umeshoyu; one finely chopped umeboshi is mixed with two tablespoons of shoyu (soy sauce) and sake (rice wine) or mirin (sweetened sake) to taste and served with chicken, seafood or salad. |
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