How to Use perilla in a Sentence

perilla

noun
  • They’re served alongside a cup of chimichurri infused with the minty, citrusy notes of perilla leaves.
    — Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2024
  • This hearty dish features potatoes (gamja), scallions, ground perilla seed, and bits of pork cooked in a pork bone broth.
    — Violet Kim, CNN, 28 June 2023
  • There are dozens of variations, from haemul pa-jeon, a seafood scallion pancake, to kkaenip-jeon, perilla leaves stuffed with meat.
    — NBC News, 25 Jan. 2020
  • Next was a tomato perilla salad with burrata, roe, and a basil sorbet.
    — The Bon Appétit Staff & Contributors, Bon Appétit, 16 Dec. 2022
  • Red shiso and perilla bring their distinct, mint-adjacent sharpness.
    — Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2024
  • Shiso — the herb is called perilla in English — has the most wonderful taste, like anise, mint, basil, and apple all in one leaf.
    — Devra First, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Mar. 2018
  • First basil, then more speciality Asian varietals like shiso and perilla leaves.
    — Hilary Cadigan, Bon Appétit, 13 Sep. 2019
  • Add the vinegar, sesame seeds, sesame oil, garlic, sugar, perilla leaves and Espelette pepper, if using.
    — Sarah Fritsche, San Francisco Chronicle, 24 Oct. 2017
  • Its funky mysteries flicker in my brain until the perilla sorbet a couple of courses later washes it away.
    — Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 2 Jan. 2026
  • Aromatics and citrus Shiso, perilla, sesame leaf, and mint are all in the same family of aromatic herbs.
    — Alejandra Borunda, Bon Appetit, 30 Jan. 2017
  • Perilla mint Often found in disturbed areas, perilla mint leaves are edible and can be used in salads or as garnish.
    — Brandi D. Addison, Austin American-Statesman, 4 June 2024
  • Korean perilla is more substantial, with a spicy flavor similar to cinnamon and anise.
    — Kat Craddock, Saveur, 25 May 2017
  • Expect drinks like an espresso tonic with yuja (Korean citrus) and perilla.
    — Elena Kadvany, San Francisco Chronicle, 11 Aug. 2025
  • Tien elevates the idea by wrapping ground Wagyu beef, perfumed with lemongrass and funky with fish sauce, in easier-to-find perilla leaves that give the meat a minty freshness.
    — Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 1 Mar. 2024
  • Though Sunée was born in Korea, perilla's taste has only recently become familiar.
    — Julia O'Malley, Anchorage Daily News, 20 Feb. 2018
  • Among the standouts are the manila clams with fish sauce, chilies and miso paste with butter served over egg noodles, and the bo ssam, crispy pork belly wrapped in perilla leaves and served with an Asian pear kimchi.
    — Cynthia Durcanin, New York Times, 23 June 2018
  • An unusual one, perilla, is a Korean herb in the mint family that's eaten raw in salads and sashimi, pickled with soy sauce, added to hot pots and used as a garnish.
    — Donna Freedman, Alaska Dispatch News, 9 Aug. 2017
  • Starters include delicious ‘cheese balls’ or pan frito, made with cotija cheese, serrano chile, chestnut butter and pine thistle, a wagyu tri-tip kebab + perilla leaf, blue prawn tostada and a sea urchin stew.
    — Michael Goldstein, Forbes.com, 6 Apr. 2025
  • In addition to the ingredients listed above, that could be vermicelli noodles, chicken, basil, pork sausage, perilla leaves, daikon radish, bean sprouts, lemongrass, tofu, salmon or softshell crab.
    — Jonathan Shikes, The Denver Post, 8 Aug. 2024
  • Snap a fig leaf from the branch for savory simple syrup; soak chestnut leaves in brandy to wrap around fresh pats of goat cheese; pickle perilla for a salty, herbal Korean snack; or dry vibrant sassafras for a winter's worth of gumbo filé.
    — Kat Craddock, Saveur, 25 May 2017
  • There's a lot going on with the baklava, accompanied by black-sesame ice cream and sprinkled with sesame and perilla seeds, and wild rice; green-tea anglaise sits beneath the baklava, and honey, interrupted by dots of lemon curd, surrounds it.
    — Phil Vettel, chicagotribune.com, 7 July 2017
  • These soft chews contain a blend of natural ingredients, including nettle leaf, perilla leaf, and quercetin, which work together to support a healthy immune system and ease allergy symptoms.
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 24 June 2023
  • Ingredients While retinoids can traditionally be harsh on sensitive skin, this one proved to be quite calming — especially with soothing herbal ingredients like heartleaf extract and perilla leaf extract.
    — Madison Yauger, Peoplemag, 15 Mar. 2023
  • Begin at the front entrance to the art museum, where artist Ginger Brooks Takahashi created a garden using the perilla plant, exploring how it's used in different traditions across Asia.
    — Kristine Sorensen, CBS News, 22 May 2026
  • This formula relies on flaxseed and perilla seed oils to strengthen keratin, as well as skin-softening apricot seed oil to keep fingers in tip-top shape, and earned our coveted Best of Beauty Award in 2018.
    — Alexis Rhiannon, Allure, 16 Mar. 2023
  • This easygoing collection of tropical-punch colors combines pale caladiums with rosy centers, purple-and-green Magilla perilla, the dark purple leaves of calathea 'Dottie', and a few ferns (including a feathery ghost fern).
    — Midwest Living, 22 Apr. 2026

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