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Thai Basil

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Evansmount:
In my experience, ridiculously easy to grow in pots, very pretty purple flowers on stalks, reseeds itself, decent hot weather substitute for Italian basil when needed - although slightly different flavor, and smaller pointed leaves. Very drought tolerant. And of course, healthy for you. Has been a no-care plant for me. Never tried to grow it in local soil to see if it tolerates poor soils though, because I don't need that much of it.

LoPresti:
I’ve grown it for years and it’s beautiful, easy, smells amazing and the pollinators love it. I don’t find it a good substitute for my Italian basils though it’s the best for good Thai food.

roblack:
We grow it every year, and use as Italian basil alt on caprese salad. Better than nothing, but yeah, little different. Just started 2 batches, even the sprouts have great flavor and aroma.

Galatians522:
Thai basil is great in a beef stir fry. The seeds can be used in a similar way as chia. I just have not figured out a means of easy collection.

Coconut Cream:
I planted some Holy Basil, which I think is different than what we call Thai Basil. Holy Basil is a key ingredient in Pad Kra Pao, a delicious and super quick stir fried dry curry:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fYhTo_gb1G8

She talks about the different basils at 4:40 in the video.

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