Tags: Cultivar (Cultivated Variety).
Thai basil or Asian basil (húng quế in VietnameseOriya: କର୍ପୂରକାନ୍ତି Karpura-kaanti ଦୂର୍ଲଭା Durlabha) is a type of sweet basil native to Southeast Asia that has been cultivated to provide distinctive traits. Its flavor is more stable under high or extended cooking temperatures than that of sweet basil. Thai basil exhibits small narrow leaves and purple stems with a mauve (pink-purple) flower. One cultivar commonly grown in the United States is ‘Queen of Siam’.
