By jessijordan
Thai Basil
Submitted on Sun, 2009/03/22 - 5:50pm
Last updated on Sun, 2009/03/22 - 6:00pm
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Once at a party last year, I had these chicken pot stickers with this amazing Thai Basil Pesto (had a hint of Green Thai Chile paste in it too) and I could not get enough of that pesto so when I saw these seeds I had to grab them! It was the last pack!
Sun, 2009/03/22 - 7:36pm
#2
I didnt know AG had thai basil! Probably dont now right? like the snap peas, roses & strawberries that disappeared from their offerings.
I hate licorice & it didnt taste like licorice to me (but then it could be overpowered by the Green Chile Paste in the Pesto). I only planted a little bit of it to and if I dont like it no harm no foul. You have a huge garden, certainly cant hurt to try but I wouldnt waste AG space on it. Pull the seeds out, pop it in some MG in a small cup like me and save the pod for something else 
Sun, 2009/03/22 - 7:45pm
#3
I don't have a huge garden... I do grow basil in balcony railing planters, tho. Hm.
Thai basil is part of the international basil seed kit for 7-podders.
Sun, 2009/03/22 - 8:10pm
#4
Oh, I thought you did with all that you are planting already. I'm not a 7 podder so I didnt know. I wonder what else they are hiding from me and the AG3ers!!! 
Thu, 2009/03/26 - 6:00pm
#5
Thai Basil sprout has arrived.
Sat, 2009/03/28 - 11:37am
#6
Sat, 2009/04/04 - 9:55pm
#7
Day 13
Sun, 2009/04/05 - 12:19am
#8
Looks like you have some spares. Have you nibbled any yet, Jessi?
Sun, 2009/04/05 - 12:39am
#9
Nope not yet. I figured I wait till they get just a bit bigger. I didnt realize basil took a lil time to grow. It seems like my AG basil grew faster.
Mon, 2009/04/06 - 4:09pm
#10
Day 15
Sun, 2009/04/12 - 1:53pm
#11
Happy Easter Everyone! 
Today I decided to eat a Thai Basil seedling & yea Gisette was right! It does taste like licorice! Ick!
LOL!
I am totally giving this away to my aunt that likes licorice.
Sun, 2009/04/12 - 2:09pm
#12
Jessi,
Are you sure the Pesto you tasted were made with Thai Basil or is it a regular sweet Basil pesto with an Thai flavour twist from the thai chillis?
Sun, 2009/04/12 - 4:02pm
#13
I asked the chef & he told me it was Thai Basil Pesto with green chili paste but who really knows now!
I definitely now do think it was regular basil because there is little to no way I would have mistaken the flavor and as much as I HATE licorice theres no way I would have kept eating that pesto all night long! Just that tiny sprout I tasted stayed with me most of the day! 
Sun, 2009/04/12 - 4:52pm
#14
Thank you for telling me, Jessi! Will definitely recycle that thai basil pod. Yuck licorice! Glad I didn't plant it. It's annoying to have pods fail, so hard to get them replanted and caught up.
Sun, 2009/04/12 - 5:07pm
#15
Its so true! I was about to replant it because its getting a bit big for the tiny plastic pot I have it in now. Then I thought lets just taste it before I commit my potting soil to it & I'm glad I did!
Does it really taste like licorice?
I had a bum cilantro pod, and called AG customer support, and they offered me a replacement. Guess I was slow to answer which I wanted, because at each pause he decided I didn't really want anything he'd just offered, and he eventually trotted out almost every herb they sell.
"Thai basil" sounded really wild, so I asked for that. But then I looked it up and they said it tasted like licorice... I don't like licorice. Still have the pod...