Plum cake in a significant tradition of cake making: "...throughout the districts of the Loire, the Dordogne, the Lot and the Périgord, there [was] hardly a celebration, a wedding feast or celebration at which the dessert [did] not include some sort of plum or mirabelle tart, made with fresh or dried plums or jam according to the season." The Mirabelle plum is a specific cultivar used to make "Tarte aux mirabelles" (plum tart). A "Galette aux fruits" is a type of galette made with yeast dough and covered with previously cooked fruit in season, such as plums (or quinces, apples, apricots). The
Smoked plum Unripe plums are picked in early summer, smoked, and dried at . In China, smoked plums are used to make "suānméitāng", a sour plum drink. In Korea, smoked plums are used to make traditional teas and drinks such as "omae-cha" (smoked plum tea) and "jeho-tang" (medicinal summer drink). Latin (pharmaceutical) name for smoked plums is Mume Fructus. In Traditional Korean medicine, smoked plums are considered conductant for the liver channel, spleen channel, lung channel, and large intestine channel. It is used to treat ascariasis, vomiting, cough, and diarrhea. It is reported to relieve phlegm, inhibit intestinal motility, and fight bacteria