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Lemon
Basil (Ocimum americanum)
Lemon basil has a clean lemon
fragrance and is very good for mixed
salads or fish dishes.
Contains citral and limonene, therefore actually does smell very
lemony, but tastes sweeter. Originally, and sometimes still, called
"Hoary basil". It is very popular in Indonesia, where it is known as
'Kemangi' and
served raw, together with raw cabbage, green beans, and cucumber,
as an accompaniment to fried fish or duck. Its flowers, broken up, are
a zesty salad condiment. It is also sometimes called 'Indonesian basil'.
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| Did You Know? |
Lemon
basil and cinnamon basil have light green
leaves but their perfumy fragrance and flavor matches their respective
names.
Holy basil also has religious significance in the Greek Orthodox
Church, where it is used to prepare holy water. It is said to have been
found around Christ's tomb after his resurrection. The Bulgarian
Orthodox Church, Serbian Orthodox Church, Macedonian Orthodox Church
and Romanian Orthodox Church use basil to prepare holy water and pots
of basil are often placed below church altars.
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