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| Large jars of Li Hing Mui at Crack Seed Center |
Huh?
Well, the description is no more confusing than a discussion about "seeds."
Li Hing is a red powder that is often sprinkled on food, more specifically, on fruits. Originally from China, li hing mui means traveling plum. Mui is also a Hawai'ian word meaning assembled, gathered together. So Li Hing Mui dried mango could be described as the assembly of dried fruit and plum powder. Wikipedia offers a thorough description: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Li_hing_mui
This is a local advertisement for Li Hing Mui:
It is not just nostalgia that keeps sending customers back for more. The Crack Seed Center, one of Hawaii's most popular crack seed retailers for over 40 years, has created new products, expanding its traditional Li Hing Mui offerings to include Li Hing Mui Mangoes (wet), Li Hing Mui Mango (Dry), Li Hing Mui Guava, Li Hing Mui Gummy Bears ...
... well, you get the picture.
I'm certainly not paid to advertise for them, but the owner of Crack Seed Center at Ala Moana Shopping Center in Honolulu did allow me to take photographs inside his store!
Li Hing Mui dried plums have gained popularity in bars where locals drop the dried fruit into their mugs of foaming beer. Whichever product you try, I'm sure you'll delight in the experience of its tangy, sweet, and sour flavor. Have you experienced a similar product?
... well, you get the picture.
I'm certainly not paid to advertise for them, but the owner of Crack Seed Center at Ala Moana Shopping Center in Honolulu did allow me to take photographs inside his store!
Li Hing Mui dried plums have gained popularity in bars where locals drop the dried fruit into their mugs of foaming beer. Whichever product you try, I'm sure you'll delight in the experience of its tangy, sweet, and sour flavor. Have you experienced a similar product?
Travelling plum sounds like a medical disorder (a painful one). Thanks for the interesting info.
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ooh it's making my mouth water when you said tangy sweet and sour. :)
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ReplyDeleteOh wow... that's interesting!
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I've never tried anything like this. But I like hearing about all the different, cultural things I've tried. It's too easy to think my sheltered diet is the same as everyone elses in the world.
ReplyDeleteSounds like it would be worth a try. We have tried so many things that were new to us on our visits to Hawaii, why not one more!
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Makes me think of tamarind paste, for sweet and sour. My husband's grandmother made plum dumplings--plums filled with brown sugar, in a potato dough, baked with buttered bread crumbs.
ReplyDeleteNo, I have not experienced a similar product, but this sounds like something I would like. Thanks for the introduction!
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Ah, interesting. This reminds me of salted dried plums which I learnt about from my mother, we used to call them 'chinese lollies' and they are very tangy and sweet- I LOVE them! If I'm in Chinatown, I always look out for a supermarket in the hope that I will find some.
ReplyDeleteI've never had anything like this, but it does sound interesting. These days, so many regular grocery stores carry ethnic lines, so finding stuff like this isn't as hard as it used to be.
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No, I haven't experienced a similar product but this stuff sounds yummy!
ReplyDeleteThe thing is...do people sprinkle it on other foods besides fruit?
I don't know if I'd want to put it on fruit but would put it in a poultry, seafood or breakfast dish and maybe a salad too.
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