紫苏叶

紫蘇葉
zǐsūyè
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 perilla leaves
  2. 2 shiso leaves

Examples

Zǐsūyè bàn huángguā shì xiàtiān de yí dào liángcài.
Perilla leaves tossed with cucumber is a summer cold dish.
Shāo yú de shíhou fàng jǐ piàn zǐsūyè qùxīng.
When cooking fish, add a few perilla leaves to mask the fishy taste.

Tips

culture
Native to China and used in TCM for 2,000+ years — 紫苏 appears in 《名医别录》 as a warming herb for colds and fish-toxin detox. The same plant is Japanese shiso and Korean kkaennip; Chinese cooks mainly use it with seafood.

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