{"id":8745,"date":"2020-11-02T16:31:09","date_gmt":"2020-11-02T16:31:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gardender.com\/?p=8745"},"modified":"2021-05-22T04:45:26","modified_gmt":"2021-05-22T08:45:26","slug":"perilla-spicy-beautiful-and-useful","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gardender.com\/perilla-spicy-beautiful-and-useful\/","title":{"rendered":"Beefsteak Plant – Spicy, Beautiful And Useful Perilla Shico"},"content":{"rendered":"

Beefsteak Plant – what is so special about it, where to put it and how to use it? Externally Beefsteak Plant is unusually good, especially ornamental varieties \u0336 lush bush, large wavy leaves with serrated and even fringed edges, rich in various shades of burgundy and purple leaves – beautiful! Growth ornamental varieties can be up to 1.5 meters and with leaves over 20 centimeters.<\/p>\n

What is a good Beefsteak Plant?<\/h2>\n

It is worth mentioning at once that in the modern classification of plants not everything is smooth, and therefore indifferent sources you can find completely different names of the railing: vegetable<\/a>, oilseed, ornamental, Nanjing, basil, purple, Himalayan, and so on. Although, from the point of view of botany, the genus is monotypic and there are no species as such.<\/p>\n

The origin of the railing is purely Asian, presumably, Sino-Indian (found in the wild in the Himalayas), cultivated there for more than a century, and maybe even a millennium. With the light hand of the Chinese, the railing got to Korea, Japan, and firmly settled there. Wandering in different places, the plant was changed externally and internally (in appearance and shades of taste), resulting in its diversity.<\/p>\n

For ease of perception, we will adhere to the division into vegetable varieties, which are used in cooking, and ornamental, which is better used in the design of the garden.<\/p>\n

The appearance of a vegetable railing is also not expendable: quite lush rounded bushes with large serrated leaves from green to purple and purple tones, and there are two colors (variety “Misaki” – green on top and purple on the back of the leaves).<\/p>\n

\"Perilla\"But more than one appearance can strike the oriental beauty, its leaves have a bright taste with shades of anise, cinnamon, pepper, basil, caramel, lemon, rosemary, and its own \u0336 railing. All these flavors are not in one plant, but in different ways are combined in different varieties.<\/p>\n

The above-ground part of the plant contains essential oil rich in citral, which is used in the confectionery industry and is also present in toothpaste and oral fresheners.<\/p>\n

The seeds contain quite a lot of railing oil, which is used both in the technical and pharmaceutical industries. In China, based on railing oil is produced drugs that reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease.<\/p>\n

\"PerillaThe set of useful substances contained<\/strong> in the plant, allows you to produce on the basis of its anti-allergic, dermatological, antimicrobial drugs, cosmetics, as well as drugs for the treatment of joint diseases, strengthening the walls of blood vessels.<\/p>\n

And there is more carotene in the leaves of the railing than in carrots!<\/div><\/div>\n

Using railing in cooking<\/h2>\n

Traditional use of vegetable handrail – as a seasoning. In other words, it is best to dry or freeze it. In summer, you can add fresh meat, fish, rice, vegetables, and fresh salad, but summer ends so quickly. Only the taste has entered, and everything is already frozen.<\/p>\n

Therefore, the blanks should be taken care of in advance. Perilla is good to add to the turquoise and marinades, purple leaf varieties will make the color of the marinade and pickled pink.<\/p>\n

Lemon and caramel-dominated varieties are a wonderful addition to tea, and the taste of salad with these flavors will be more refined. Shiso tea with railing leaves is popular in Japan. It has immunomodulatory, antioxidant, antitoxic, and soothing properties. It is also used for sushi preparation and as a side dish for fish and meat dishes.<\/p>\n