[Sca-cooks] Herby things

[lilinah at earthlink.net]

Susan Fox-Davis  wrote:
>On 10/21/04 2:46 PM, "lilinah at earthlink.net" <lilinah at earthlink.net> wrote:
>  > I recently had sushi  of rice wrapped in nori with a filling of
>  > pureed umeboshi and a fresh sansho leaf, and of course a dash of
>  > wasabi. Interesting combination!
>
>That does sound interesting.  Are you sure you don't mean shiso leaf?  They
>are about palm-sized, with a serrated edge and a pleasant flavor, and they
>come in red or green.  The red ones provide food coloring for traditional
>umeboshi, or did before artificial coloring became prevalent.

I goofed. Thanks for the correction. It was indeed shiso leaf, nice 
fresh green ones. I assume someone's growing them here in California.

Anahita