It's said that many Japanese people who travel abroad take umeboshi to cleanse their palates or for a change in case they get tired of foreign foods containing large amounts of livestock meat and dairy products, or in the event they feel ill.
海外旅行に出かける邦人の中には、外国の畜肉や乳製品の多い料理に飽きた時や気分不快の際に、口直しや気分転換を目的として梅干しを持参する旅行者が多いと云われる。