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>>>>>>>>Lettuce Wrap is usually associated with Korean BBQ.
>>>>>>>>Don't know if they are "chinese" at all.
>>>>>>>>I've seen them at PF Changs as well.
>>>>>>>>Didn't look too appealing with the chunk of iceburg lettuce.
>>>>>>>>And I've never seen them in any other chinese restaurant.
>>>>>>>>BTW never ever order the Duck at PF Changs unless you specifically
>>>>>>>>want a dried out steamed bird. One of the places I doubt I'll ever
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>>>>>>>>again if I had any choice.
>>>>>>>>On the good side though, none of the food has that "old wok" smell.
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>>>>>>>I've seen them in "Chinese" restaurants in France tho' that may not
>>>>>>>prove too much since such restaurants are often Indo-Chinese or
>>>>>>>Vietnamese influenced.
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>>>>>>I've seen lettuce wraps in Vietnamese restaurants, with roasted meat,
>>>>>>peanuts, and a few other things.
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>>>>>If you ever run out of lettuce to wrap beef, Shiso is pretty
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> intersting.
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>>>>Indeed! Will Red Shiso work? I have tons of it growing now..
>>>>I might have to kill it for my impending source of green shiso.
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>>>Never tried it with Red Shiso, but don't see why it shouldn't work.
>>>The Red/Green is an asthetic thing anway for presentation.
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>>To me, the red leaves seem to have less flavor and a tougher texture
>>than the green. I've read that red is only used for pickling.
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> Hmm...that might be right. I see Red Shiso being used usually in conjunction
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> other things, Umeboshi being the most common, or small red shiso leaves as a
> decoration.
> Are you planning on replacing it all with Green shiso? I guess this is for
> next year?

Yes, I was told the red and green will cross pollinate creating a mixed breed
that isn't as good. So I will pull up the red this fall before it seeds and
plant green in the spring. I really wanted green anyways, but the red is very
pretty.

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Dan