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Tag Archives: Thai basil
Thai basil and green curry with chicken
I have been spending a lot more time with my mortar and pestle, and I am getting better at pounding pastes. Today I had some Thai basil (aka sweet basil, or horapha/holapha โหระพา) and a kaffir lime from our tree … Continue reading
Posted in - Featured Food Discoveries, - Recipes, Thai/Lao food
Tagged แกงเขียวหวาน, โหระพา, ไก่, green curry, holapha, horapha, Thai basil, 泰国, 九層塔
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Tom yum plaa, Thai hot and sour fish soup
Coming home with a nice looking bunch of sawtooth coriander and Thai basil bai horapa ใบโหระพา (not to be confused with holy basil), I decided to cook a pot of tom yum plaa. Tom yum is pretty common on Thai menus in … Continue reading
Posted in - Featured Food Discoveries, - Recipes, Thai/Lao food
Tagged Cambodian Markets, sawtooth coriander, Thai basil
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Asian Markets of Philadelphia 