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Simple Shiso Garlic Butter Pasta with Yuzu Koshō

As the name suggests, Simple Shiso Garlic Butter Pasta is a quick and easy pasta recipe that uses a plenty of shiso (perilla) leaves. The addition of a distinct Japanese seasoning, yuzu koshō, gives a touch of chilli flavour to the pasta. It’s almost like a Japanese version of pasta peperoncino, except that it has a great scent of shiso.

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Simple Shiso Garlic Butter Pasta with Yuzu Koshō

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