Herb
Ao-jiso
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Ao-jiso is the Japanese name for green shiso—literally “blue-green shiso”—the everyday aromatic leaf of Japanese cookery. Same plant as green shiso on English labels; the name signals authentic Japanese culinary intent. Serve whole with raw fish, shred into cold noodles, or fry crisp. Store stems in water like cut herbs.
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History
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Ao-jiso entered common Japanese culinary vocabulary for green perilla.
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Post-war markets sold bunched ao-jiso as a household staple herb.
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Export and restaurant supply chains labelled ao-jiso for overseas Japanese kitchens.
Bilingual menus listed ao-jiso beside green shiso for clarity.