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or extended cooking temperatures than sweet basil. Thai basil has small, narrow leaves, purple stems, and pink-purple flowers. Thai basil is sturdy and

in cooking. Lemon basil stems can grow to 20–40 cm (8–20 in) tall. It has white flowers in late summer to early fall. The leaves are similar to basil leaves

Western cuisine, the generic term "basil" refers to the variety also known as Genovese basil or sweet basil. Basil is native to tropical regions from

holy basil. Sweet basil is the most common type of basil, and its seeds are often used in cooking. They are small and black in appearance. They have a

Africa. Its best known species are the cooking herb basil, O. basilicum, and the medicinal herb tulsi (holy basil), O. tenuiflorum. Ocimum species are used

Key ingredients in jerk cooking: Jerk is a style of cooking native to Jamaica, in which meat is dry-rubbed or wet-marinated with a hot spice mixture called

Americas from Mexico southward. Ocimum basilicum, which is the basil ingredient for cooking, grown worldwide. Celosia virgata, a shrub found in Puerto Rico

Cooking oil (also known as edible oil) is a plant or animal liquid fat used in frying, baking, and other types of cooking. Oil allows higher cooking temperatures

world-renowned international cheese cook-off cooking competition. Basil and the Royal Dare (May 2019) Basil and Dawson come to the aid of the British and

to catering school!"). His cooking methods are occasionally somewhat casual, which frustrates and worries the neurotic Basil; and he also has limited concern