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2. Thai basil - Wikipedia

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   Thai basil [a] is a type of basil native to Southeast Asia that has been cultivated to provide distinctive traits. Widely used throughout Southeast Asia, its flavor, described as anise- and licorice-like and slightly spicy, is more stable under high or extended cooking temperatures than that of sweet basil. Thai basil has small, narrow leaves ...

3. Ocimum basilicum var. minimum - Wikipedia

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   Basil (most commonly Thai basil) is commonly steeped in cream or milk to create an interesting flavor in ice cream or chocolates (such as truffles). The leaves are not the only part of basil used in culinary applications, the flower buds have a more subtle flavor and they are edible.

4. List of basil cultivars - Wikipedia

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   Also called Mexican spice basil, with a strong scent of cinnamate, the same chemical as in cinnamon. Has purple flowers. [5] Licorice basil: O. basilicum 'Licorice' Also known as Anise basil or Persian basil, silvery leaves, spicy licorice smell comes from the same chemical as in anise, anethole. Thai basil is also sometimes called Licorice ...

5. Lemon basil - Wikipedia

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   Lemon basil, hoary basil, [2] Thai lemon basil, [3] or Lao basil, [4] (Ocimum × africanum) is a hybrid between basil (Ocimum basilicum) and American basil (Ocimum americanum). [ 5 ] [ 6 ] [ 7 ] The herb is grown primarily in northeastern Africa and southern Asia for its fragrant lemon scent, and is used in cooking.

6. 'A plant I can’t kill': Never buy herbs again with ... - AOL

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   I frequently wound up with handfuls of fresh basil — one of the fastest-growing herbs in these herb gardens — and used the fragrant leaves to make delicious homemade pesto in order to preserve ...

7. Ocimum tenuiflorum - Wikipedia

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   Ocimum tenuiflorum, commonly known as holy basil, tulsi or tulasi (from Sanskrit), is an aromatic perennial plant in the family Lamiaceae. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] It is widely cultivated throughout the Southeast Asian tropics .

8. Cinnamon basil - Wikipedia

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   Young cinnamon basil in late spring. Cinnamon basil is a type of basil (Ocimum basilicum).The term "cinnamon basil" can refer to a number of different varieties of basil, including as a synonym for Thai basil (O. basilicum var. thyrsiflora), as a particular cultivar of Thai basil, [1] and as a separate cultivar in its own right (i.e., O. basilicum 'Cinnamon').

9. Basil - Wikipedia

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   In temperate climates basil is treated as an annual plant, but it can be grown as a short-lived perennial or biennial in warmer horticultural zones with tropical or Mediterranean climates. [5] There are many varieties of basil including sweet basil, Thai basil (O. basilicum var. thyrsiflora), and Mrs. Burns' Lemon (O. basilicum var. citriodora).