1 Basil Basil: the king of herbs

The basil leaves are very tender, not heat-resistant, and are often used to spread bread, make salads, make pasta with green sauce, or used in hot dishes are also mostly used for plating.

Basil is recognized as the king of herbs, if you love to make Western food, please always remember to plant some basil, it will add different flavors to a variety of dishes. Basil loves summer, the hotter it gets the more you love it and the better it grows, especially the most famous Italian sweet basil, although it also grows flower stalks in the hot summer months, the stalks themselves are edible and can be cut for a variety of daily necessities or used as a substitute for basil leaves in cooking.

(1) History of Basil

Making Spaghetti with Green Sauce

Basil is a strong-flavored herb native to India, where its name is a translation of the Hindi word for "basil". The green basil leaves are so fragrant that just the smell of it is already refreshing. It is said that the Indians regard basil as a sacred thing, swearing in court, it must be sworn, the local people also believe that the dead must be put on the chest of basil leaves in order to enter heaven.

(2) Types of Basil

The basil is a very large family, there are about forty kinds of basil all over the world, and the more common ones are sweet basil, holy basil, purple basil, lemon basil and so on, with slightly different shapes and flavors.

Sweet basil is the most common and common kind of basil, the leaf texture is soft, the aroma has a slight sweet flavor, in the western cuisine used most. Purple basil leaves are a bright maroonish-purple color and are generally used as an ornamental or culinary garnish. Lemon basil has light green leaves, similar to sweet basil, but with a lemony aroma, and is best used in tea or with fish, chicken, and salads. Holy basil has purple stems and green leaves that are slightly fuzzy, with toothed edges and a spicy flavor.

(3) About Cooking Both Chinese and Western

This flavorful herb is often used in Western and Thai cuisine, and is also used in Taiwan's Three Cups of Chicken, where it is also used as a type of basil. The young leaves of basil can be used in stir-fries, salads, soups, sauces, pasta and bread, or as a tea. The dried basil powder is an indispensable seasoning for cooking chicken, duck, fish and meat in Western cuisine.

General restaurants mainly use dried sweet basil as a seasoning for cooking high-level dishes. Widely used as a seasoning for cooking dishes, both cold, hot stir-fry, and soup. Specific eating methods are very diverse, depending on personal preferences, such as making salads, fried seafood, etc., sweet basil and tomato is a perfect match, do spaghetti when put a little. Chinese many people use it fried egg fried rice is also very fragrant.　

2 Thyme

3 Rosemary

It's special flavor goes well with most meats, and is often used to make French fried lamb chops and rosemary roasted beer chicken.

4ParsleyParsley

It also goes well with a variety of ingredients, such as pasta, salads, soups, fish, meat, potatoes and roast chicken.

5MintMint

It can be used to remove fishy flavors from fish and lamb, or with fruits and desserts. Often used on cold dishes, the leaves are arranged directly on salads and desserts as a garnish.

6 Oregano Oregano

7 Dill Dill

8 Chives Chives

Sprinkled on omelettes, sandwiched in sandwich sauces, or garnished on Western-style gumbo.

Western food plating notes

1, choose tableware to meet the characteristics of the food

2, dinner plate is large, easy to shape the style of the dishes

3, the texture and material of the material generally follow the soft to hard, rough to smooth, dry to sticky, etc.

4, the food should be neatly arranged, not beyond the edge of the plate

5, additional content Do not be too much

6, the main body of the food highlights, avoid clamor

7, pay attention to dietary hygiene