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Anise
Basil
Anise
basil has a clear anise flavor overlaying the characteristic
basil scent with a hint of bitterness. It is usually used in Southeast
Asian cooking.
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| Did You Know? |
Persian
basil is also known as Anise basil. It has silvery leaves and spicey
licorice smell that comes from the same chemical as in anise, anethole.
Although there are an estimated 50 to 150 species of basil, most, but
not all culinary basils are cultivars of O. basilicum, or sweet basil.
Some are cultivars of other basil species, and others are hybrids.
It is particularly challenging to determine which species a basil
belongs to. This is because basil cross-breeds easily, and drawing
boundaries between species is particularly difficult. In fact, recent
studies have led to reclassification of some portions of the genus.
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