Syrup
Dark Plum Syrup
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Dark plum syrup is reduced European or damson-adjacent plums: purple-brown, tart-sweet, for yogurt, duck, and a winter soda. It is not Chinese plum sauce (spiced, salty). A glaze on duck breast. Ume-style is a different fruit and acid.
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Characteristics
Preparations
DuckWinter SodaYogurt
Traits
DuckEuropean PlumNot Plum SauceNot UmePurple BrownTart DarkTart SweetWinter
History
PL
Eastern European kitchens reduced plums into a dark winter syrup.
Dark plum syrup was bottled for duck and yogurt abroad.
Labels began separating dark plum syrup from ume and from plum sauce.