Perilla Leaves

Kristen and Ji Hye of San Street fixed dinner for Great Oak last night. Wow. They spent all day cooking pork shoulder and getting all the sauces and other ingredients together – the end result was a menu of build-your-own wraps. Core wrap items were pulled pork or mushrooms and picked daikon and cucumber. Plus sauces. Then wrapped in either lettuce, steamed buns, or perilla leaves. They managed to meet Great Oak’s vegetarian and gluten-free needs and everyone was quite happy. The sweet tea and asian pears for dessert were gobbled up.

The perilla leaves were a first for me. Lovely looking and tasty flavored. Kind of a bright yet light anise or mint like flavor. They made great wraps.