Sweet Genovese Basil

I am really exciting today, as my basil seeds have already germinating. These are sweet basil seeds I bought from ebay, a culinary herbs that used mostly in Italian cuisine. This variety is not common in Indonesia. The only basil that is much used in Indonesian cuisine is kemangi, and used as lalap (raw vegetables) and company with sambal. To season certain Indonesian; curries, grilled, steamed, soup and stew dishes, lemon basils are often used. Lemon basil has a strong lemony smell and flavour very different from those of other varieties because it contains a chemical called citral.