Sempio Marinated Sesame Leaves 70 gram per Pack (Spicy Sauce, 2 Pack)

Absolutely delicious

If you’ve never tried it, it’s a very earthy, herbal taste. Great side/banchan for traditional Korean meal. Rice wrapped with chopsticks. Mmmm. Spicy taste but not too much heat. Good packaging that is shelf stable. Delivered in 4 days, promised in 2. Delayed, damaged, poor packaging has become too commonplace.

It’s great with rice!

Very tasty perilla leaf kimche, I really like it with hot cooked rice.

These are not sesame leaves. They are actually perilla leaves. The Korean word for perilla leaves is (kkaennip). The first part of this word (kkhae), means “seasame.” So, a direct, literal translation of “kkaennip” into English is “sesame leaf.” This linguistic quirk is the primary reason for the common misnomer. While the sesame plant does have leaves, they are not typically eaten in Korean or other cuisines. They are generally considered to be quite tough and not particularly flavorful. So, if you see “sesame leaves” in a Korean recipe or at a Korean grocery store, especially in a context where they are being eaten as a vegetable or pickled, it almost certainly refers to perilla leaves (kkaennip).

This is on the spicy side but great to eat accompanied with rice.

My Korean wife gives a checkmark and will be on the buy again list

Very chewy like tree bark.