[Sca-cooks] Fw: Check out iKoreaPlaza - Online Korean SupermarketSelling Kimchi, Ramen, CDs,

[Susan Fox-Davis]

Um, oops... well, the sesame leaf picture looked like my memory of what I bought
last summer as shiso.  I still will Face The Peril and go Korean BBQ'ing to be
abolutely sure.

Sheepish Selene

Elaine Koogler wrote:

> Dearest Dame Selene,
> Check out the web site for Asian herbs
> (http://www.foodsubs.com/HerbsAsian.html, and I'll think you can see that
> they are not the same thing at all.  I gather that the sesame leaves have a
> milder taste by the fact that you can substitute lettuce for them, whereas
> the shiso leaves have a more pungent taste...and the side-by-side pictures
> really show the differences in appearance.
>
> Kiri