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Red Shiso Leaves
$6.95 • 20 leaves
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$5.95

May 30 2012 - May 31 2012

With flavors of mint and basil (which are distant botanical cousins), red ohba, also commonly known as red perilla and red shiso, is an essential Japanese herb and seasoning. The red variety (also known as opal) is milder than the green, and more bold at the mature stage. Cooks prize it for making uméboshi (pickled plums), and as a garnish for fish, as well as for giving a green salad a deliciously spicy lift.

Here's what you get:

  • 20 (or 100) mature red shiso leaves
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Food Connect, Inc. Los Angeles, CA

Food Connect was born out of owner Brian Hashizume’s love of eating. With a selection that ranges from the seemingly ordinary (think milk and microgreens) to the exotic (yuzu extract and sharkskin graters), this Los Angeles-based company sources each amazing product with scrutiny.

From the Source Estimated Delivery: May 30 2012 - May 31 2012

Once your order is processed, your produce will be shipped to you for overnight delivery specially packaged to keep it fresh. You will receive an email from Gilt Taste notifying you of your ship date

 

Spikes of Flavor

Deep red and saw-toothed shiso leaves are spiky in more ways than their shape. Some say their flavor is reminiscent of coriander, others of citrus, and still others that it’s indescribable. Japanese cooking would be bereft without it. In her cookbook Washoku: Recipes from the Japanese Home Kitchen, Elizabeth Andoh says red shiso is especially lovely when salt-cured, dried, and crushed to create the spice yukari, which is sprinkled on cooked rice and fried foods.” And for an all-American red shiso experience, garnish a steak or grilled chicken with it for a burst of refreshing flavor.

You Need to Know

What's Included

  • 20 (or 100) mature red shiso leaves

Use and Care

  • Refrigerate upon arrival
  • Best if enjoyed within 3-5 days

Freshness and Quality Commitment

This item is final sale and non-returnable. Gilt Taste is committed to offering quality products that are fresh, honest and inspiring.