FROM SALADS TO SNIFFLES
Aug 03, 2022
3 minutes
Words Dr Karen Bridgman
Perilla is an Asian herbaceous plant, an aromatic leafy vegetable native to mountainous areas from India to China, but cultivated and consumed mainly in Korea, Japan, Thailand and Vietnam.
A member of the mint family, it has both culinary and medicinal purposes. There are many varieties but the red- and green-leafed varieties are the most common.
According to the ancient Chinese classics, was used to treat fish
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