{"product_id":"piccolo-nigella","title":"Piccolo - Shiso Red \u0026 Green","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"f_flex_base f_flex_single_value_direction\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-test-id=\"accordion-text\" class=\"AccordionText-sc-870321c6-0 eBlnmw\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"f_flex_base f_flex_single_value_direction\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-test-id=\"accordion-text\" class=\"AccordionText-sc-870321c6-0 inebJO\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"utils__FormattedParagraph-sc-19805faa-0 kEKByt\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShiso, also known as ‘Japanese Basil’, raises a question with all who taste it: is it a basil or a mint? Neither one nor the other, Shiso has a unique taste that is hard to describe. Some say it’s ‘citrusy’, while others call it ‘herbaceous’ – and others still call it ‘sweet’! What is undisputable is that it can be used to give flavour and colour to many different Japanese dishes, from umeboshi to sushi and sashimi. Its green and purple, jagged-edged leaves are becoming more widely used in Western gourmet cooking and mixology, although it has been around since Victorian times, when shiso was popular as a landscape plant. And its appeal extends beyond its crazy flavour and attractive appearance – the old martial-arts masters claimed that shiso kept them flexible, youthful and vital.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"f_spacer_base f_spacer_single_value_fb f_spacer_single_value_min_width\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ChevronIcon__ChevronRow-sc-1668aed4-1 dvAghp f_flex_base f_flex_single_value_align f_flex_single_value_direction\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ChevronIcon__AnimatedChevron-sc-1668aed4-0 bWraAk\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"f_spacer_base f_spacer_single_value_fb f_spacer_single_value_min_width\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ChevronIcon__ChevronRow-sc-1668aed4-1 dvAghp f_flex_base f_flex_single_value_align f_flex_single_value_direction\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ChevronIcon__AnimatedChevron-sc-1668aed4-0 bWraAk\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Intrepid","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57893416239478,"sku":null,"price":3.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0557\/1257\/9627\/files\/piccoloshiso.png?v=1779104570","url":"https:\/\/www.intrepidscotland.co.uk\/products\/piccolo-nigella","provider":"Intrepid","version":"1.0","type":"link"}