I'm Happy to Buy Perilla Seeds, a Healthy Ingredient Sold out throughout Japan Now

Perilla is broadcasted on TV to be very healthy this year so perilla-related products are usually sold out Japan now. This is why I was so happy to buy these packages of perilla seeds that I took this photo today.

Perilla is officially named "Egoma" in Japanese, but is often called "Junen" (meaning ten years) because they say you can live ten years longer if you eat it. Perilla is traditionally a local healthy ingredient in Japan.

Plus, perilla seeds are essential to cook one of my favorite local food "Hattou", a sweet rice cake originated from Hinoemata Village of Fukushima Prefecture. Ah, I will write down one post on Hattou in the near future.