Edible Plants: Shiso
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- Опубліковано 15 лют 2019
- Shiso ("Perilla spp.") is a member of the mint family used in Asian cuisine. There are several different varieties--all of which are edible. Its leaves & flower spikes have a delightful spicy flavor.
Yesssss! I've been hoping and waiting for more videos from you! Thank you so much! Spring is coming soon for us! I can feel the excitement! 💚💙💚💙💚💙
I posted this during winter's dreariness to get people excited about the arrival of spring--I think it worked!
@@thederb720, it definitely worked on me! Thank you!
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Ms Blanche- last Saturday 30 people from our local master gardeners came to my homestead for a garden tour. I have worked in other people's gardens for many years and I have collected many plants without any idea what they are. I like the foliage or flower. But I didn't know what perilla was until my friend identified it in my bed. I immediately started watching UA-cam videos to learn more. After a lot of watching and scrolling I found yours. By far the most informing and best video on the subject. Thank you for sharing
So happy I was able to help you id Perilla (aka Shiso). I wasn't aware of it until a friend told me about it & gave me a plant for my garden. That one plant produced many more (yes, it spreads!) but I don't mind since I love having it around. Good luck with your tours & discovery of new plants...
I love your videos are look forward to them. I always love learning about new things and what edible around me.
Thank you--I hope you will be able to find & use this lovely plant.
After watching this I am convinced I want perilla in my garden this year (well, a pot). Thanks for being so thorough in your background explanation of taste, use, parts, growing and tips. Cheers from Toronto!
I love your city- wish I could return there soon. Shiso is mint and that family loves to spread so potting it is a good idea. But…you may like it so much that you want to plant some in your garden ! Just keep an eye on them so they don’t wander…
Yay you are back 😁🌱❤️
Yes--wintertime is when I do most of my editing--when I'm stuck inside...
Awesome !
thanks!!!:)
Yessss!!! A new video!! This is great. Love your stuff!
Thanks!
More to come...
Purple kind is used as preservative for pickle makings ... I still have a batch of thoroughly washed, squeezed and salted from last summer in my fridge. The green leaves are antibacterial, for that reason Japanese sashimi ( raw fish ) are served with a 1 or 2 leaves. Wild shiso ( flat ones) are good for tempura as well as all the flowery stems.
Thanks for the new info.
This is a fantastic video! I love the essay form. Very refreshing aesthetic and a holistic delivery of info. Top notch! Love the dried shiso and sesame condiment tip. Thank you for this!
Wow! Thanks for the compliments--I really appreciate your support!
Pleasant, informativ and well made! Thank you Lady :)
Thank you for taking the time to watch & respond to my video(s)
Your content is wonderful. I hope you will make a lot more. And stay healthy mom watching from other side of the world.
I will keep trying; it takes me a long time to film & edit these videos ....
Very informative! Thank you!
I appreciate your support.
Blanche...your video about Shiso is the best. So informative and loving the recipes. I want to try them all. Appreciate it very much. Thank You Very Much!
Glad you like it! I try to inspire folks to try new taste sensations...
Very informative. I grow it and use both leaves and seeds.
I use both keaves and seeds as well-- I love their smell...
Fantastic video. Thank you for sharing your knowledge.
Glad to help!
Great tutorial!!
Do you have shiso plants growing in your garden? Have you come up with any new ways to use it? Thanks for your positive response to my video...
Awesome video. God bless!!
Thank you!
Very wholesome and detailed video. Congratulations! You also have cute assistants.
Thanks & i agree my assistant (my grandaughter is cute--growing up fast...)
Great detail video. 👍
thank you.
Excellent video! So much amazingly useful info! Thank you 😊 🪴
Thank you for your support & positive feedback.
Very nice!🤗💛🤗
Thanks.
Hi Blanche! Lovely video, as ever, with so much detailed information. They look like a great salad vegetable! 🥗 Hmm. Once when saving radish seeds, after crushing the pods I found if I tossed the lot in water, the seeds dropped to the bottom of the bucket and the pod segments floated on top and could be simply skimmed/flushed off. A very easy way to separate seed from pod. Of course I drained and dried the radish seeds immediately for later use. I wonder if something similar might work as an easier way to separate shiso seeds? That would make processing larger amounts of seed "pods" a much easier task. ;D Thanks again for another great video! 🌿🍀🐰
I'll have to try that seed soaking trick you used with the radish seeds--but I'll have to wait until autumn...
Thanks for your continued support!
Great video 👍
Thank you!
This Spring I saw Shiso at my local nursery and am always eager to try new foods. Today I was searching for information on what this plant needs to flourish and voila, your site came up. Thank you and I do hope that this day is full of sunshine and laughter in your area.
It was full of sunshine until it started raining-again...:)
@@thederb720 Oh yes, right now we are experiencing a downpour. The water in front of our cottage is higher than ever before. At least the forests aren't burning like they are out West.
@@jojow8416 No fires--we have that to be thankful for. Weather seems to be improving though...
Great and throughout introduction. Im impressed. One of my favorite recipe is deep-fried(tempura) shiso.
That sounds yummy! I’ve yet to try it.
To harvest the purple perilla (shiso) seeds, I cut off the flower spikes and leave them in the paper bag or plastic trash bag to dry. Once all flower spikes are dried, I remove all the seed heads off the pikes into a paper bag. Then rub those tiny seed head between fingers to crush the husks. It takes time but you will harvest a lot more seeds this way than shaking them. I was watching your video while crushing all the seed heads in the bag with my thumb and index finger. It is very satisfying to see and hear the tiny little seeds rolling down the paper bag into a catching tray and leaving those seed husk behind.
It is challenging to get those seeds but your way seems like a good one.
Thank you so much
I appreciate your support !
A WARNING from one of my viewers (Princess PeriBanu): "the plant is extremely poisonous to Ruminates ( Goats, Sheep, Cattle, Deer, etc.), esp. the flowers and seed heads. It affects their respiratory system and can cause bubbles in their lungs (kinda like how 5G affects Covid-19) and can kill them." As I don't have any of these animals, I wasn't aware of this problem.; so if you do, be cautious...
Thank you for this. Very informative. I have wild perilla mostly for the insects. I’ve used it as a basil replacement. And it’s very prolific 😉. This year I grew red shiso and was wondering how to preserve for winter use. I’m going to do some vinegar and I’ll dry some. Maybe some rice balls later since cold temps are in the way.
Sounds like you have some good possibilities for preservation. Good luck.
The green with purple under is the one growing in one of our favorite parks smells wonderful and is good if placed with a slice of fresh tomato and mozzarella cheese
That sandwich combo sounds yummy...
Thank you so much for this video! I’ve been wanting to use this herb, which is not huge in my garden. But had no clue what to do with it :)
I didn’t know about it until my friend pointed it out to me in her garden. She gave me one plant and it spread- but I don’t mind; I’ve contained it…
I started identifying some wild things growing in my yard and sure enough, I have shiso! They are mostly green, but in the sun, turn a spectacular bronze. I've pulled some to replant where I wanted them and they took off. They're tough little things. I'm hoping I'll see them again this year from the seed drops.
And now I have some ideas how to use them! TY!!
Because this plant is in the mint family, most likely it'll spread. I bet you'll see them again this year!
Nice job
Thanks!
When lemon is added to the juice of boiled red shiso, it turns red,When lemon is added to the juice of boiled red shiso, it turns red.
Here's how to make shiso drink, which has been a favorite in Japan for a long time
cool! save the water for cooking vegetables , cereals , rice etc.
They are delicious
I agree!
Hello Blanche! Not only do I love the information u give on the plants, u also explain the ways n which to use them! I like the bigger, (I like licorice) does it have a name? Appreciate u for sharing this! Thank u
Not sure of its common name--(but maybe that's the one that's usually called Beefsteak Plant?) All Shisos are of the Genus "Perilla;" its species name might be "frutescens." The largest variety (with the green/maroon leaves) is the most attractive & thus may be sold in garden centers. As I mentioned in the video, I haven't come across these plants in the wild so a garden center might be your best bet... Thanks for your compliments!
This is great Blanche. I always wondered about these leaves when eating Japanese food. I am going to try to get them. Someone must grow them here as they appear with sushi.
The recipes look delicious. Have you done pine pollen and sloe and hawthorn?
I don't have Sloe in my area; I use pine pollen, usually mixed with flour or put in smoothies (see my UA-cam video about it:ua-cam.com/video/N5CSxeGIPbc/v-deo.html) and have nibbled on Hawthorn berries & sprinkled a few of its petals on salads. I've heard the young leaves are good in teas but haven"t tried them.
@@thederb720 What about hawthorn berries? Is it possible to eat those?
I am busy weeding out my ever ending shiso in my back yard.
Me too! But of course I still leave some to eat.
Thanks. We grow the maroon plants
I'm growing the largest plants this year and few small maroon ones.
Glad you're back. Was wondering if something has happened to you.
No, I'm ok- it just takes me a long time to film thru the seasons, then edit my footage (which i do in the winter when there' not much to forage.)
Blanche Cybele Derby that actually makes a lot of sense. Thanks for the vids they do help. Sent some more people your way that were looking for good foraging vids. Hope that's alright. Gotta share the good stuff. Yours are the good stuff. Loved the cattails vid.
By all means some some people my way--I love sharing what I do. And thanks for calling my videos "the good stuff."
Blanche Cybele Derby they are. And you're welcome.
Is that lovely young lady a grand daughter? What a beauty!
Yes and I'll tell her about your compliment...
Do you know if this is the leaves used in pickling umeboshi plums?
Yes they are. if you ask that question on goole several sites will appear that tell how that is done:)
Could stems be cut and used in flower arrangements? 😊
I’ve not done that but why not give it a try? If it works it would be quite dramatic. I wonder if they would be good if dried?
You can even eat the seeds , by adding in mix salad. Just try you will know how amazing your salad will tests.
I like the seeds too!-- spicy flavor
And they are very good on pizza and making tea
You can roll them up And dip
They are very healthy
I like you idea about putting them on pizza…
Could I buy some of the green shiso plant from you? I've had no luck with seeds and I really want some. Please and thank you! I'm trying to get enough to make a Korean side dish.
My green shisos didn't come back this year- the purple variety did....Even if I had seeds, I'd be wary of sending them through the mail as I have no idea where you live & if shiso is considered invasive there (as it is in some places) i don't want to be responsible for introducing a plant that would be a problem. 1st check to see if shiso is considered to be invasive in your area. if it's not, then check plant centers or reputable online sellers for seeds or samples.
Very informative. !! Thanks for sharing. Ive learned alot. Also would live to know if you sell seeds ??? I have been looking for Perilla leaf evvvvverywhere. I have failed to find seeds or plants and would pay gladly.
No I don't sell the seeds, but if you look online several companies do--like Eden Seeds or companies on Amazon. Have you tried a local garden center ? They might be willing to order a plant or seeds for you. Warning: Shiso spreads--so once you plant them, more will come! if you're near a botanic garden, they might be growing it & wouldn't mind (of course ask them first) if you could gather a few seeds.
I can send you some plants now (June 2022) if you want some… VERY hardy!
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I can send you some small plants now (June 2022)…😎
My friends mother is suffering from cancer and she is on some japanese diet which includeds Shiso leaves, i bought for her 3 plants, do you know how they should be maintained, in regards to temperature, water, sun exposure etc. All suggestion are appreciated.
They seem to be self sufficient; some people consider them to be weeds so they're hardy, at least around here in Massachusetts. I don't water them much & there's a drought going on but they still thrive. I assume they're planted outside? Because they're mints, if you pinch back the flower buds you'll still get leaf growth. They like partial shade. This website gives a quick summary about it: harvesttotable.com/how-to-grow-shiso/
How much sun do they need?
Not much--it's partially shady where I'm growing them. Altho' like many plants, they'd prefer full sun.
Where can I buy the Japanese shiso seed?
2 places that come to mind located in the US (they're online) are Fedco seeds & Truelove Seeds. There are probably other places on the Web: search for "Perilla" or "Shiso." If you have a garden center nearby they might help.
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@@thederb720 thank you
without the face context, I would say it's judge Judy
Hah! I believe the Judge is from New York-- not me! I'm from the Boston area & proud of my slight Boston accent...
Qué pena, no entender inglés .
El video parece muy interesante pero yo no me entero de nada
Lo siento...
Sew themselves? I"m sew-ld.
They can also sow themselves:)
you never want to plant these outdoors... They are one of the weediest invasive weeds you can find.
How true! If you watch them carefully they can be controlled--at least that's what I do. I keep them confined to the walkway by my house so I can weed out ones-- to use in salads & pestos-- & others that I stomp on (to kill the roots) to put in my compost pile.
Hmm...don't know why a line is through my above reply? I didn't mean to cross that out. (Censorship?? --just kidding)