Thai basil
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Thai basil called káu-chàn-thah in Taiwan, 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.
Early-season Thai basil
Sweet basil is light green with wide leaves while Thai basil has purple stems and flowers and spear-like leaves
Late summer Thai basil flowers
Midsummer Thai basil with flowers
Green curry
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Green curry is a central Thai variety of curry.
Green curry with chicken, served with roti
Freshly made green curry paste in a mortar
Green chicken feet curry served with khanom jeen
Rice fried with green curry