What it tastes like
Bright sour plum softened by juicy white grape, with a mildly fizzy edge from the baking soda in the recipe.
Lotte (Japan) · Japan
Heart-shaped sweet-sour candies that taste like a Japanese spring romance: green plum meets white grape.
₹1,148
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Bright sour plum softened by juicy white grape, with a mildly fizzy edge from the baking soda in the recipe.
Part of Lotte Japan's long-running Koume (little plum) line; this edition pairs sour green ume with white grape in one two-tone heart.
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