What is Basil

Basil is a medicinal and aromatic plant with a flavor similar to fennel, a small whole plant with bright green leaves and bright, fragrant flowers. Native to tropical Asia, it is very sensitive to cold and grows best in hot and dry environments. Has a powerful, stimulating, fragrant odor. Smooth or essentially smooth upright annuals, some are perennials. Some make beautiful bonsai with a little pruning and can be potted for ornamental purposes. Placed in the home both beautification and can get rid of home odors, is the home of affordable bonsai.

Value of basil

Eating: there are many varieties of basil, here is the main introduction of Italian cuisine is used very often, very representative of the sweet basil (sweet basil), and Chinese food used in the nine layers of the tower is different. The latter has strong vein fibers and can withstand boiling. Italian basil leaves, on the other hand, are tender and not heat-resistant, and are often used in cold sauces and salads, and in hot dishes mostly for plating.

Medicinal use: the whole herb is used in medicine, there are treatments for headache, migraine, earache, sinusitis, bronchitis, expelling phlegm, cold and flu, asthma, hiccups, flatulence, stomach pain, stomach cramps, flatulence, indigestion, intestinal inflammation, diarrhea, excessive uric acid, muscle aches and pains, skin flaccidity, chest pains, bruises, bruises, rheumatoid arthritis, pediatric fever, nephritis, snake bites, decoction of eczema and dermatitis, blisters, pimples. Facial blisters, acne.

How to eat basil

As a known and safe food ingredient, basil is widely used in spices, drinks, and food. It has a strong smell, a cooling sensation, and a pungent, sweet, slightly spicy flavor, slightly similar to cumin. When making meat, fish, seafood and other dishes with different flavors, adding a few fresh leaves can remove the stinky, fishy taste and give off a unique, clear flavor, commonly used in Western and Thai cuisine as well as the three cups of Chinese cuisine, which is a special pairing with tomatoes.

Commonly used in the production of Italian green sauce (pesto), basically every Italian household refrigerator stored in this versatile sauce, this sauce in addition to basil also contains olive oil, garlic, Parmesan cheese and one or two nuts, the production is relatively simple. It's perfect for spreading bread, making salads and pasta with green sauce.