Basil - Thai 100g
🌿 Product Name: Thai Basil (Húng Quế) 100g +/-30g
Scientific Name: Ocimum basilicum
👉 Harvest Date: First light harvest once plants are ~6–8 weeks old and 6–8 inches tall; pinch stems just above a leaf pair to encourage continuous bushy regrowth through the season until flowering slows leaf production.
💚 Natural flavors: Sweet anise/licorice notes with a peppery, slightly clove-like warmth — the herb that gives phở, bún, and Vietnamese noodle bowls their signature aromatic lift. Used raw in herb plates and soups, never cooked for long or the flavor fades.
🍳 Recipe Suggestions:
- Cookpad: https://cookpad.com/vn/tim-kiem/h%C3%BAng%20qu%E1%BA%BF
- Run Away Rice: https://runawayrice.com/?s=basil
- 👩🍳 Nutrition Value:
- USDA: Generic FoodData Central entry "Basil, fresh" (SR Legacy) represents Ocimum basilicum — per 100g: ~23 kcal, 3.2g protein, 5.7g carbohydrate, 1.6g fiber, notable vitamin K and vitamin A.
- Nutritionix: Has dedicated fresh basil entries as well.
🩺 Medicinal value: In Vietnamese and Southeast Asian folk medicine, Thai basil has traditionally been used to help soothe digestive discomfort and support respiratory health, often prepared as a steeped tea.
