Dam Square. Dam Square. Dam Square is Amsterdamâs beating heart. Nowadays Dam Square In contrast with the old days it is now a very peaceful square which is home to scores of pigeons and street performers.
Shiso is a perennial plant that may be cultivated as an annual in temperate climates, and occurs in both red- (or purple-) leaved and green forms. There are also frilly, ruffled-leaved forms called chirimen-jiso and forms that are red only on top, called katamen-jiso.
Perilla is also used as a food source (2). The crispa variety of perilla, which has âcrispedâ leaves (curled along the edges), is known in Japan as shiso leaf (or jiso; this is the Japanese version of the word zisu), used in preparing some sushi dishes and in making pickled plums (umeboshi).