Perilla frutescens, an exotic oilseed plant with numerous health benefits, has high export potential as there is considerable global demand for the crop, especially in China, Korea and Japan, ...

In Korea, perilla leaves are often used to wrap rice and other ingredients, making a dish called ssam. The aromatic quality ...

I’ve been eating perilla oil my whole life, but it wasn’t until I was formally introduced to it by my mother a decade ago that I realized it. I was trying to make kimchi pancakes in my NYC apartment ...

My family has grown kkaennip, or perilla leaves, for as long as I can remember. Right before a barbecue, we’d pluck and wash them. And then, when we were ready to eat, we’d wrap still-sizzling pieces ...

Perilla seeds should “step out of the shadows of other plant-based omega-3s” says Valensa, which has just launched a new range of formulations containing supercritical CO 2 perilla seed extract. While ...

When chef Son Jong-won of Seoul’s one-Michelin-star Eatanic Garden was asked recently about the one ingredient he felt could be better represented outside Korea, he did not hesitate. “If you go to ...

Perilla? Didn't he play third base for the Dodgers in the '60s? Nope. Perilla is a fabulously colorful foliage plant, a 2-foot to 4-foot-tall annual that resembles coleus, but has the added benefit of ...

Chicagoans are no strangers to Korean barbecue; the city is full of great options for that smoky, marinated, meaty goodness. But a fancy downtown version? Not until this month, when Perilla Steak ...

There are no shortage of steakhouses in Chicago, but a new one in the Loop takes a very different approach, according to NBC Chicago's Food Guy Steve Dolinsky. From the team who brought you Perilla ...

Ashok Selvam is the former James Beard Award-winning regional editor for Eater’s Midwest region, in charge of coverage in Chicago, Detroit, and the Twin Cities. He’s a native Chicagoan and had been ...