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Sally: Thanks, Sally! I’m glad someone was able to shed some light on this for me.

So it’s kinda like apricot kernels but from a plum instead? I’m used to having dried sour plums but have never seen the kernel. There wasn’t any of the flesh around this one otherwise I may have been in a better position to identify it. It was just the kernel.

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My Chinese graduate student explained to me what those are

they are fruits, sort of like plums – they are treated with some kind of simple sugar solution and dried in the sun. They eat the whole thing – what you see is the kernel inside, and some “dried” flesh, like a prune – around it

they have different kinds and flavors, apparently, depending on the treatment they use to process the fruit

hope this helps