Perilla oil
들기름 deulgireum · perilla oil
- Flavor and role
- Oil pressed from toasted perilla seeds, with a distinctive nutty, grassy aroma. High in omega-3, it oxidizes very quickly.
- Smoke point
- 165℃
- Typical dishes and uses
- Sauteed namul, aged kimchi stir-fried in perilla oil, perilla oil makguksu, toasting gim (seaweed)
- Substitutes
- Toasted sesame oil can replace it 1:1, though the aroma changes. For heated stir-frying, mix half and half with vegetable oil.
- Storage
- Always refrigerate as soon as it is opened and use within 1-2 months. At room temperature it soon turns rancid.
- Main countries
- Korea
Updated 2026-10-10