Plum
Prunus domestica · Stone fruit
8 varietiesTop 10 pairings
A stone fruit whose smooth skin runs yellow, red, purple or near-black, often with a pale waxy bloom. Mouth-puckeringly tart when hard, its juicy flesh turns honeyed and almost winey when soft. Dried, it becomes a prune.
Picking a good onedrag
Hard and tartSoft and winey
Just ripeBuy itIt gives at the tip but slices clean off the stone. Bake it in tarts, grill the halves or roast it.
Skin and bloomDeep even colour, bloom intact
FleshSprings at the tip, no dents
Stem hollowColour runs into the hollow
SmellFaintly sweet up close
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What you get from one
94%
Edible part
66 g · stone out, skin on
70 g
Weight each
each one
Keeping ittap a temperature
A domestic fridge holds it about 5× longer than the counter.
90-95%
Humidity
Loose, single layer
Airflow