Herbs · Fresh
Red shiso
Also called purple shiso, aka shiso, red perilla
Purple-red perilla leaves with a herbal, astringent aroma; mainly used to colour and flavour umeboshi, pickles, shiso juice and furikake.
- A kind of Shiso
What can replace it
- T2 · GoodVietnamese perilla
Similar purple colour; slightly milder.
- T3 · In a pinchPerilla leaves
Green and nuttier; no colour for pickling.
Cook with Red shiso
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