Breakfast and brunch are dayparts packed with comfort-centric, familiar favorites. Finding new ways to introduce unique flavor experiences—while delivering on the promise of that familiarity—is key. Perilla offers a high-impact ingredient that infuses nicely into syrups, sauces and butters, making it an intriguing go-to in the world of breakfast dishes. At Chicago’s Perilla Steakhouse in the L7 Chicago Hotel, the World-Famous Pancakes star ricotta buttermilk pancakes with whipped butter and perilla maple syrup, a clever way to infuse an unexpected flavor in an approachable format.

Flavors on the Edge is an ongoing series that explores emerging ingredients poised to become high-impact flavor builders.