Perilla seed powder

Poudre de graines de périlla (deulkkae garu)

What it is

Deulkkae are perilla seeds, from the same plant whose leaves wrap Korean grilled meat, and they run to around forty percent oil — which is why the ground seed thickens a stew rather than merely flavouring it. That same oil is why it goes rancid faster than anything else on the spice shelf.

In the kitchen

Keep it in the freezer and buy small quantities. Stir it in at the end and off the boil — held at a boil the oil separates and the broth turns grainy — about two tablespoons to a litre for body.

Goes with

Potato Spinach Doenjang Guk-ganjang Taro Perilla oil Button mushroom

Same species

Hojiso (shiso flower spikes) Kkaennip (Korean perilla leaf) Kkaennip-jangajji Perilla oil Perilla seed Red shiso

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