Annual or perennial of tropical Asia having spikes of small white flowers and aromatic leaves; one of the most important culinary herbs; used in salads, casseroles, sauces and some liqueurs.
Similarly in Voigtland, the commonbasil was regarded as a test of chastity, withering in the hands of the impure.
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In the same family we have the sage and the sweet or commonbasil, also giving up their essential oils on distillation.
Ús de sweet basil en anglès
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It was odd, like... moss and sweetbasil combined, he decided.
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And he said again, 'The sweetbasil of the dykes.'
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Amalfi Sunray is for those who reject the colder seasons, offering sun-scorched oranges and sweetbasil.
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Quoth he, 'The sweetbasil of the dykes.'
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Generally, aroma compounds make up a larger proportion of young sweetbasil leaves than old, by as much as five times.
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Chop and mix together equal quantities of sweet marjoram and sweetbasil, the leaves picked from the stalks and rubbed fine.
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The girl is soft of speech, fair of shape, like a stalk of sweetbasil, with teeth like chamomile-petals and hair like halters.
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Mince one-quarter of an onion, one-half a stalk of celery, a few leaves of sweetbasil, and a bunch of parsley up fine.
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The mornings and afternoons were enjoyable from the pleasant odours emitted from the trees and many kinds of flowers, together with the sweetbasil.
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The pad ped beef, coins of meat strewn with bamboo shoots, long chilies, sweetbasil, and fresh curry paste, will satisfy a spice hound.
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You'll recognize Thai basil by its distinctive purple-tinged leaves, but if it's not available, you may substitute sweetbasil, which has a licorice-like flavor.
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Near them, the herb balm, with its heart-shaped leaves, and the sweetbasil, which has the odour of the clove, exhaled the most delicious perfumes.
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'The sweetbasil of the dykes,' answered he; but she said, 'No!
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The Bush Basils are small, low-growing, branching plants; and are propagated and cultivated like the Common SweetBasil.
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Hall and bass player Jack Six will be performing together in April at SweetBasil, on 7th Ave.
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1 ounce Thai basil or sweetbasil leaves (about 1 cup)