Commonly given out as little baggies at Taiwanese fruit stands, plum powder is a staple in Taiwan for sprinkling on fresh fruits. It's closely related to Li Hing Mui powder, the addictive pink powder sprinkled on everything from pineapples to gummy bears to popcorn in Hawaii. The powder is sour, sweet, and savory all at once. We suggest using it with the dried fruit as well—just sprinkle a bit on. Ours is packaged in a glass jar that comes with a tiny spoon.

This delicate plum powder is produced by Shangi, a third-generation plum family business in Chia Yi, Central Taiwan. Having learned how to grow and produce plum products during Taiwan's Japanese era, Grandma and Grandpa Gao set up their own organic plum orchard in the 1950's to sustain a living.

To produce the plum powder, fresh green plums are first brined with coarse sea salt in alternating layers for six months in large vats. Then, the plums are rinsed and sun dried for two months before being ground into powder.

This plum powder is all natural. No artificial sweeteners or food colorings are used, just 4 ingredients: plum, salt, sugar, and licorice powder.