sweet basil
Britishnoun
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The seeds for holy basil and sweet basil look basically identical, and are often marketed interchangeably.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 19, 2023
Your uncle might have a heavy hand with pungent garlic and hot chiles; your mother might lean toward sweet basil and coconut vinegar.
From New York Times ● Mar. 17, 2022
"I'd say it was more earthy in flavor compared to traditional sweet basil pesto, " she says, "but it tasted very fresh!"
From Salon ● Aug. 23, 2021
It’s served with a cloyingly sweet basil and chilli dressing which makes us bare our teeth.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 19, 2014
No flower has been more widely reverenced than the unassuming sweet basil, the Basilica odorato of Sicilian songs, the Tulasi plant of India, where it is well-nigh worshipped in the house of every pious Hindu.
From Essays in the Study of Folk-Songs (1886) by Countess Evelyn Martinengo-Cesaresco
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