Basil

Basil was a species of fragrant herb that received culinary usage across west, northwest, and central Faerûn.
==Availability==
Jarred dried basil could be found among other spices and herbs used for cooking in the City of Splendors, Waterdeep. Dried herbs and spiced found in the ruins of the ancient city of Myth Drannor included basil.
Aurora's Whole Realms Catalogue offered basil in several directories, each packaged and priced differently. The Priest's Alcove offered 4 oz bags of basil for 7 gp, a single ounce from Aurora's Larder was sold for a single sp, and a pint of basil jelly costed 5 sp.
==Usages==
Some inhabitants of Cormyr prepared wild roasted rabbits, flavored with shallots and basil. In Monksblade, the Firedagger Inn served locally-picked mushrooms, fried in butter with a sprinkle of basil, firefruit or lemon juice.
Neverwinter's own Moonstone Mask offered a mussel-and-basil soup. During summer months, caprese salads were served in Neverwinter, made with basil, tomatoes, and cheese, sprinkled with salt and drizzled with olive oil.
The Jester's Pride inn in the village of Julkoun added basil, chopped garlic, lemon, or other fruits or berries to reheated stews. Another Faerûnean food that used basil was fireseared trout under a shield of basil-shot potato, flanked with a ladle of sour apple and spiced lime chopped-sauce.
The Battlescarred Bard inn along the Trade Way in Amn served a salad called Chopforest that was garnished by basil.
In the land of Calimshan, the cooking technique called asarth involved sautéing things in butter along with various seasonings, herbs, and butter, including basil, onions, leeks, garlic, chives, ginger, leaves of limes, and hotleaves.
===Medicine===
Some believed that basil was a curative herb, beneficial for the afflictions of nervous system.
===Magic===
The find familiar spell required material component – 100 gold pieces worth of incense, basil, savory, and catnip.
==Trivia==
Basil's distinct sweet herbal aroma was imitated by the bloodthorn plant, mixed with the scent of mint. Saurials exuded aroma of basil when they felt desire or longing.
==Appendix==
===Appearances===
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::Into the Forgotten Realms • Marco Volo: Journey
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::The Wild Bunch • Mistshore
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::Song of the Saurials
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::Neverwinter
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::The Hidden Page
===References===
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Category:Herbs
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Category:Food and drink from West Faerûn
Category:Food and drink from the Sword Coast North
Category:Food and drink from Cormyr
Category:Food and drink from Monksblade
Category:Food and drink from Waterdeep
Category:Food and drink from Neverwinter
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Category:Food and drink from Myth Drannor
Category:Food and drink from Julkoun
Category:Food and drink from Amn
Category:Food and drink from the Lands of Intrigue
Category:Food and drink from Zehoarastria
Category:Food and drink from Calimshan
Category:Food and drink from Aurora's Whole Realms Catalogue
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