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Umeboshi is the Japanese for "Pickled Plum ". Like Takuan or Pickled Daikon, Umeboshi is available in many different varieties.

Umeboshi plum paste refers to a condiment made from Japanese sour plums that are salted, sun-dried and aged.

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Umeboshi plum vinegar refers to a mild Japanese vinegar made from Umeboshi plums.

Umeboshi is pronounced "oo-meh-boh-she

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umfüllen is a German word which means "to pour into another container"

Umngqusho refers to a South African dish made of broken down maize kernels, sugar beans, butter, onions, potatoes, chillies

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- Umngqusho - Nelson Mandela's Favorite Food :

Did you know that Xoliswa Ndoyiya, Nelson Mandela’s chef, cooks Umngqusho every Wednesday for the former president.

Umngqusho is the most famous maize dish in Xhosa cuisine. This dried maize and bean mélange has been compared with Italian Risotto and is delicious when served with a meaty stew.

Umngqusho is Nelson Mandela's favorite food.

Umqobothi is referring to South African home-brewed Sorghum beer

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Umqombothi refers to a popular African beer that is made from maize which is mixed with Sorghum and yeast.

Moreover, Umqombothi refers to a traditional drink of South Africa, a home-brewed sorghum beer that is rich in Vitamin B and has a low alcohol content; a traditional grain-brewed beer which is milky in appearance with a yeasty, sour taste. Because of Umqombothi's nutritional value it is considered a type of food.

Umrühren is a German word which means " to stir", for example to stir the sauce when cooking or preparing it by passing a stirrer, or a whisk through a sauce or liquid in circular motions so as to mix or cool the contents

Umu refers to the traditional Samoan oven where some of the local specialities are cooked. Umu is an outside oven, where food is placed on hot rocks and covered with leaves.

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