Hello everyone! I'm Saori from Japanese Snacks Republic!

This time! A fusion of Japanese and Western styles!? Highly rated as surprisingly delicious! A hot new product with a sweet and sour plum flavor that everyone is talking about has arrived, so let's take a look right away!

If my memory serves me right, I think a plum-honey flavored Caramel Corn was released quite a while ago. Last time, the sweetness of the honey was very prominent, and the plum flavor felt more like a subtle hint. That one was quite delicious too! It gained a reputation as 'Western Caramel Corn with Japanese seasoning,' and I remember it caused quite a stir back then!

The version making a comeback now is Caramel Corn Ume (Japanese Apricot), which has a higher proportion of plum and focuses on a sweet and sour taste rather than just being sweet! It uses Nanko-ume powder. Nanko plums are a variety characterized by a sweet, fruity peach-like aroma when ripe and an exquisite balance of sweetness and acidity. It seems this time the flavor really emphasizes that acidity!

Plums are in season during winter, so this is the time of year when quite a few plum-flavored snacks appear! Everyone, please be sure to check out Caramel Corn Ume (Japanese Apricot), back for the first time in years!