Series 2, Lesson 38: Shiso/Perilla
In this lesson, I tell you about Shiso, also called Perilla or Japanese Beefsteak plant. This remarkable member of the mint family has many medicinal properties and wonderful flavor. But, like many medicinal herbs, it is often considered a weed. So, eat the weeds and use them for medicine!
Fish on Fridays: Fisherman’s Soup
This is my “broth of vigor” to quote an old, Japanese Iron Chef. At 5 AM, when the wind is howling and driving the rain sideways, I have a bowl of this soup. I fill my old, 1940s thermos with it and sip it throughout the day. When I drag myself in, half frozen at midnight, it is this soup and a glass of bourbon that returns the light to my eyes.
Read more:
https://judsonc.substack.com/p/fish-on-fridays-fishermans-soup
From The Omnivore's Guide to Home Cooking: Eggs, fried and scrambled
https://judsoncarroll.substack.com/p/from-the-omnivores-guide-to-home-63b
Show 311: Money, Antennaria solitaria, Aplectrum hyemale and Apocynum
We discuss Pussy Toes, Putty Root and Dogbane... and why most people don’t understand money and value.
https://judsoncarroll.substack.com/p/show-311-money-antennaria-solitaria
