Dumplings made with Perilla Leaves and Pork. Easily adaptable to gluten-free!

Ideas for using fresh shiso including pictured Hiyayakko- garnished tofu.

Quick Steamed Perilla Leaves in Korean sauce.

Gimbap is Korean rice rolls. Find out what are the fillings in this variation.

Korean Pickled Perilla Leaves (Kkaennip Jangajji)

Perilla Leaf Kimchi

Hosomaki – thin sushi rolls with smelt and shiso

Seasoned perilla leaves, a Korean side dish perfect with rice.

Kimchi bibim guksu – spicy, sweet and tangy cold noodles!

Shiso (Perilla) is a very popular Japanese herb used in sushi, salad, meat, and fish dish. It’s other name is Japanese basil.

In this simple deep-fried dish, thin pork slices are rolled up with perilla leaves and julienned chili peppers and then battered.

A shiso pesto pasta inspired by childhood summers spent in Japan.

Chicken braised with cheek puckeringly tart umeboshi along with red perilla leaves makes for a colorful cross-cultural dish.