Iplamu inomumo obude, oval, oyisicaba oneziphetho ezicijile. Ngokungafani neplamu, iplamu eluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka-emnyama ayinayo "i-seam". Inyama yeplamu inamanzi amaningi futhi iluhlaza ngokumhlophe.
Origin
Iplamu yangempela iyi-subspecies yeplamu futhi yayivele yandile ezikhathini zasendulo. Iplamu kuthiwa ekuqaleni ivela eMpumalanga Eseduze naseCaucasus. Manje isihlahla se-plum sitshalwa eYurophu, e-Asia naseNyakatho Melika.
Isizini
EJalimane, ama-plums avunwa kusukela ngoJulayi kuya ku-Okthoba. Isivuno seplamu yaseNingizimu Yurophu sitholakala ezitolo kusukela ngoMeyi.
Taste
Iplamu elivuthiwe linamanzi, limnandi, futhi linephunga elimnandi.
Sebenzisa
Iplamu ilungele ukudliwa isanda kufakwa, ukugcina i-plum puree kanye nokugcina ama-compotes namabhodwe e-rum. Ama-plums ayatholakala futhi ezindleleni eziningi zokupheka zakudala ezifana ne-plum crumble, i-plum dumplings noma ikhekhe le-plum crumble. Iplamu ilungele ukuqandisa.
Storage
I-plum izogcinwa efrijini izinsuku ezimbalwa. Kodwa-ke, kufanele ugcine iplamu ingagezwanga, njengoba ukugeza kususa ungqimba oluvikelayo (okuthiwa ifilimu yephunga) kuplamu futhi lonakalise ngokushesha.