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Basil is one of the main ingredients in pesto, an Italian sauce with olive oil and basil as its primary ingredients. Many national cuisines use fresh or dried basils in soups and other foods, such as to thicken soups. Basil is commonly steeped in cream or milk to create flavor in ice cream or chocolate truffles. [citation needed]
It is derived from "basileus" (Greek: βασιλεύς), a Greek word of pre-Hellenic origin, meaning "king", from which words such as basilica and basilisk (via Latin) as well as the eponymous herb basil (via Old French) derive, and the name of the Italian region Basilicata, which had been long under the rule of the Byzantine Emperor (also ...
According to the story, Empress Helene in 326 A.D. went looking for the wood of the cross that Jesus was crucified on. When she found it, basil was growing in the earth in the shape of a cross. She named the plant "Vasiliki", or basil, which means, "of the king." [citation needed]
Bassil is a French surname of Ancient Greek origin. It is a derivative of the name Basil (royal, kingly), which comes from the name Vassilios. It is not to be confused with Bassel.
As Old as Dallas Itself: A History of Lawyers in Dallas, the Dallas Bar Associations, and the City They Helped Build. Three Forks Press. ISBN 978-1893451018. Portz, Kevin G. (2015). "Political Turmoil in Dallas: The Electoral Whipping of the Dallas County Citizens League by the Ku Klux Klan, 1922". Southwestern Historical Quarterly.
Toni Basil was already a 38-year-old showbiz veteran when her bouncy hit “Mickey” was released in the U.S. in May 1982, and in many ways the song was just a blip on her dizzyingly lengthy ...
Ocimum tenuiflorum, commonly known as holy basil, tulasi or tulsi (from Sanskrit), is an aromatic perennial plant in the family Lamiaceae. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] It is widely cultivated throughout the Southeast Asian tropics .
Yelp's 2024 list of the best new restaurants in the US features spots such as Mēdüzā Mediterrania in New York City, Noko Nashville and more. ... Casa Pollastro in Dallas. ... The food did take ...