Sashimi is almost always served with green "plastic leaves".
Sashimi is a Japanese dish that many people love. It is not difficult to find it when you go out to eat. The store will use green "plastic leaves" to distinguish between different fish species when it is placed on the plate. Some insiders said that the "plastic leaf" is not only for the beauty of the plate but also has three uses, which makes people call it "long knowledge".
A netizen posted a photo titled "Sashimi must be placed on a plate" and asked, "Why does sashimi often have this thing? Does anyone know what it is used for?".
Some netizens shared, "The Japanese animation "Our Family" has appeared! To prevent the smell from contaminating each other, the cartoon is called Yelan", "Separating the taste also increases the beauty", and "It is really necessary to put the leaf at the beginning Separate different foods, now it is pure and beautiful, at least it makes people feel that it is placed with more care, just like a Western-style sauce painting plate, at the beginning it was for you to eat that sauce, but now it is simple It’s a beautiful picture and sold at a higher price”, “Originally, it was perilla leaves, which can be eaten, and it will have a different flavor when eaten with sashimi. The plastic one is not only to prevent the taste from being contaminated, but also for the beautiful presentation of the plate, and the overall color, and to save money. There is no need to use the plastic version of perilla for the cost, after all, most customers don’t eat perilla leaves too much.”
According to comprehensive media reports, this green leaf is called "Yamagata leaf" and is inedible. In Japanese cuisine, it is often used to place a plate or to separate different ingredients, not only for decoration, but also to make the color of the food look brighter, and to prevent the flavors of the food from contaminating each other. A Japanese chef once revealed that in some Japanese dishes, real perilla leaves are placed and eaten with sashimi, which has the effect of removing fishy and greasy.
In addition, perilla leaves can sterilize and increase the aroma of food. "Ben Cao Tu Jing" also mentioned that perilla leaves have the functions of relieving the exterior and dispelling cold, promoting qi and harmonizing the stomach, and can be used to treat wind-cold cold, cough, and nausea, vomiting during pregnancy, and fish and crab poisoning.