baklava recipe (was Re: SC - Help with Cooking period Italianfood.)

[Chip]

Beefsteak leaf is what they were using, not the same thing as Beefsteak
Tomato leaf.  Different plant entirely.  Beefsteak leaf aka Shiso is
used in Japanese cooking for wrapping sushi packets and for red food
color amongst other things.

Selene

mercedes wrote:

>  Ok - something else I've been wondering......I was watching Iron Chef
> the other night and they were using beefsteak tomato leaves in a dish
> - actually I've seen it a couple of different times.  I turned to the
> friend I was watching with and said "I thought tomato leaves were
> poisonous."  She replied "Me, too.  But remember that these people eat
> poisonous fish, too."  So I ask you - are not tomato leaves
> poisonous?????????