PERILLA
OTHER NAME
SHISO
CLASSIC FLAVOUR PARTNERS
Sliced Cucumber, Pickles, Tempura, Bean Curd, Raw Fish in Japanese and Korean dishes.
COOKING
Leaves have a nutty cinnamon flavour.
LANDSCAPE
Frilly purple leaves are striking in herb and cottage gardens. Remove seed heads to prevent self seeding.
CULTIVATION
Self seeding tender annual to 1.2 m high x 0.9 m wide.
BOTANIC NAME
Perilla frutescens