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  • Basil – Vietnamese – Húng Quế Viet-Nam

    Vietnamese Herb Names: Rau Quế VietNam, Húng Quế VietNam

    Common Culinary Herb Name: Vietnamese Basil

    Botanical Family & Herb Name : Lamiaceae , Ocimum Spp.

    Vegetative Description: Stems are purple with small purple/white flowers.  Leaves are green on top and purple spotted/streaked underneath, unlike regular Thai/Asian basil

    Native Habitat & Ecology:

    Tasting Note: Fragrant, sweet basil aroma’s.

    Culinary Uses: Eaten raw.  Smell this basil is to be reminded of a piping hot bowl of phỏ noodle soup.  These lusciously aromatic infused leaves are the most associated with phỏ and many common herb plates in Vietnamese cuisine.

    Medicinal Uses: Antibacterial qualities

    Propagation: By seed or from tender cuttings in soil or water.

    Other Names: Vietnamese basil, hung que

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