If I have to think of popular recipes that use Basil, the first two that spring to mind are Pesto (Italy) and Green curry paste (Thailand) from two of my absolute favourite cuisines. Now in the days when I knew very little about Basil and my love for all things Thai began, I used ‘Italian’ Basil to make all my Thai curry pastes – they all turned out great. I was at home in Nigeria then so basically, I was thankful that I could lay my hand on herbs and hardly complained about what I could or couldn’t get.    

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