Sweet basil is light green with wide leaves while Thai basil has purple stems and flowers and spear-like leavesLate summer Thai basil flowersMidsummer Thai basil with flowers
Thai basil (Thai: โหระพา, RTGS: horapha, ISO: hōraphā, pronounced[hǒː.rá(ʔ).pʰāː]; Khmer: ជីរនាងវង, chi neang vorng; Vietnamese: húng quế) called káu-chàn-thah (九層塔) in Taiwan, 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, purple stems, and pink-purple flowers.
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kaphrao (Thai: ผัดกะเพรา) — a stir-fry of Thai holy basil with meats, seafood or, as in khao phat kraphao, with rice. Two different types of holy basil are...
or Mediterranean climates. There are many varieties of basil including sweet basil, Thaibasil (O. basilicum var. thyrsiflora), and Mrs. Burns' Lemon...
Lemon basil, hoary basil, Thai lemon basil, or Lao basil, (Ocimum × africanum) is a hybrid between basil (Ocimum basilicum) and American basil (Ocimum...
basil, including as a synonym for Thaibasil (O. basilicum var. thyrsiflora), as a particular cultivar of Thaibasil, and as a separate cultivar in its...
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Green curry (Thai: แกงเขียวหวาน, RTGS: kaeng khiao wan, pronounced [kɛ̄ːŋ kʰǐaw wǎːn], literally "sweet-green curry") is a central Thai variety of curry...
Thai curry (Thai: แกง, romanized: kaeng, pronounced [kɛ̄ːŋ]) is a dish in Thai cuisine made from curry paste, coconut milk or water, meat, seafood, vegetables...
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Phat Kaphrao (Thai: ผัดกะเพรา, pronounced [pʰàt kā.pʰrāw]; transl. stir-fried holy basil), also spelled pad krapow, pad kaprao, or pad gaprao, is one of...
cilantro (coriander leaves). The Southern variant also adds Thaibasil and bean sprouts. Thai chili peppers, lime wedges, fish sauce, chili oil, hot chili...
Thai fried rice (Thai: ข้าวผัด, RTGS: khao phat, pronounced [kʰâ(ː)w pʰàt]) is a variety of fried rice typical of central Thai cuisine. In Thai, khao...
rau răm (Vietnamese coriander), ngò gai (long coriander), and rau quế (Thaibasil). It can be served alone, with white rice, or with rice vermicelli. Variations...
Red curry (Thai: แกงเผ็ด, RTGS: kaeng phet, pronounced [kɛːŋ pʰèt], lit.: 'spicy curry') is a Thai dish consisting of red curry paste cooked in coconut...
ingredient in Thai cuisine, with a strong flavour similar to aniseed, used to flavour Thai curries and stir-fries.[citation needed] Lemon basil (Ocimum ×...
Vietnamese mint, long coriander, Saigon cinnamon, bird's eye chili, lime, and Thaibasil leaves. Traditional Vietnamese cooking has often been characterised as...
garlic, chili sauce, hoisin sauce, cilantro, scallions, bean sprouts, and Thaibasil leaves, wrapped in a large flour tortilla. "Ramen Burrito" – thin ramen...
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