That beautiful leaf, artfully placed under your toro (tuna belly) sashimi, isn’t just the Japanese equivalent of an old-school sprig of parsley. It’s a captivating herb that’s sort of cinnamon-y, sort ...

In Japanese, “ooba” means “big leaf,” a name that indicates its size as leaves can be up to 7 inches in width. Ooba is another name for shiso, a staple in Japanese cuisine, and is available as green ...

A savory compound butter infused with herbaceous shiso leaves and jammy shallots adds rich, buttery depth to this grilled steak. Steak and compound butter is a timeless pairing, and this version from ...

If you’ve ever had a tray of sushi or a Japanese bento box and noticed those strips of fake plastic grass separating the items, there’s a backstory to them that has become somewhat lost in translation ...

That beautiful leaf, artfully placed under your toro (tuna belly) sashimi, isn’t just the Japanese equivalent of an old-school sprig of parsley. It’s a captivating herb that’s sort of cinnamon-y, sort ...

The herb shiso is well known as an aromatic accompaniment for sashimi, but plays a role in other Japanese cuisine too, in both its green- and purple-leafed varieties. The dense clusters of small buds, ...

Anyone with a garden knows that when Japanese shiso (Perilla frutescens var. crispa) grows, it really grows. But having an abundance of shiso is the best kind of problem: Just make yourself a batch of ...

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If every South Beach sushi joint were laid side by side, the resultant restaurant row would stretch from one end of the district to the other. These sushi spots all have a lot in common. For one thing ...