The leaves of basil smell directly and have a pungent taste. It is said that it is a bit like fennel, and it is also called basil because its leaves, stems and flowers have a strong fennel smell. Taiwan Province area is called the Nine-story Pagoda because of its charming fragrance and pagoda-like flowers.
One of the ways to eat basil:
There are many ways to eat basil, which can be made into basil sauce.
Ingredients: 25 pieces of basil, proper amount of walnuts (fresh), pine nuts 1/2 cups, salt 1 teaspoon, 2 cloves of garlic, 2 tablespoons of olive oil, and proper amount of cheese.
Stir-fry garlic with 1 tbsp olive oil for 5 minutes, and add 1/4 cups of pine nuts while frying. Mash basil, garlic, salt, olive oil and remaining pine nuts, and mix with cheese. Green sauce can be used as dipping sauce and pasta, which is very fragrant.