I was so surprising by red shiso.
Today, I went to Queens New Roots. Sunny taught me how to open and close the hydrant once more. I feel I can do it by myself next time. I and Christine had chatting a lot while weeding a lot. I had met a new neighbors, Luke and Syed. After the tank was filled, watering all over the garden.
This morning, Isabel told me that they have shiso. It was surprising. Shiso can be said perilla in English, but I forgot its name, perilla. Even so, Sunny guessed shiso just shiso, And found it quickly. What a specialist. And the plant marker was written in Bengali. There are so many names, so many sounds. Like birds singing. I’m curious who had planted the shiso this garden. I want to ask him what to say it in Bengali.
After back home, I made the Shiso juice. It’s so easy, beautiful and delicious. I wanted spread this juice in this country. At first, just simmering red perilla leaves. About 10 or 15 minutes, until the leaves turn to be disappeared redness. Remove the leave, add sugar and stir, turn off fire and let it stay cool as it is. Before drink it, add some lemon juice, it would turn more pretty brightened pink. I don’t know why but anyway it’s beautiful. For the last night of the Juneteenth month.
Jun. 30, 2022