page_title: Thai basil
hierarchical_section_title: Thai basil
caption_attribution_description: English: Sweet Basil and Thai Basil plants
context_page_description: Thai basil is a type of basil native to Southeast Asia that has been cultivated to provide distinctive traits. Widely used throughout Southeast Asia, its flavor, described as anise- and licorice-like and slightly spicy, is more stable under high or extended cooking temperatures than that of sweet basil. Thai basil has small, narrow leaves, purple stems, and pink-purple flowers.
context_section_description: Thai basil (Thai: โหระพา, RTGS: horapha, ISO: h̄oraphā, [hǒː.rá(ʔ).pʰāː]; Vietnamese: húng quế; in Taiwan: 九層塔) is a type of basil native to Southeast Asia that has been cultivated to provide distinctive traits. Widely used throughout Southeast Asia, its flavor, described as anise- and licorice-like and slightly spicy, is more stable under high or extended cooking temperatures than that of sweet basil. Thai basil has small, narrow leaves, purple stems, and pink-purple flowers.
caption: Sweet basil is light green with wide leaves while Thai basil has purple stems and flowers and spear-like leaves
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