Kkaennip-jangajji ✦

Kkaennip-jangajji

What it is

Korean perilla is a different variety from Japanese shiso - a broader, softer leaf, closer to mint and anise than to shiso's sharper scent. Stacked one leaf at a time with soy, chilli and garlic laid between them, the pile slumps into a single supple block that is peeled apart leaf by leaf at the table.

In the kitchen

Pour the seasoning over the stack hot: cold liquid never gets past the top few leaves and the bottom of the jar stays raw. Weight the pile so it stays under the surface.

Goes with

Perilla seed Soy sauce Gochugaru Garlic Spring onion Rice Sesame Pork belly

Same species

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

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