There are several varieties of basil grown in many regions of the Orient. Most of Oriental basils have a clove-like flavor that is generally stronger than that of Western basils. Basils are very popular in Thai cooking. Vietnamese and Chinese also use fresh or dried basils in soups and foods. Plants grow very well in sunny or partially shaded areas. ---Please click the item name or picture to see the item details and place your order. Oriental Sweet Basil, Purple Crown Very popular basil in Oriental cooking. Thai Sweet Basil, Siam Queen Beautiful basil for homegarden. Thai Holy Basil, Green Leaf Popular basil for Thai cooking. Thai Holy Basil, Red Leaf Beautiful plant with red leaves. Popular cooking basil. Thai Lemon Basil Fast growing plant. Young leaves are used in Oriental dishes. Oriental Sweet Basil, Thai Magic Large and shiny leaves for cooking uses. Oriental Sweet Basil, Green Joy Very popular green leaf variety. Oriental Sweet Basil, Purple Stem TH Popular sweet basil. Easy to grow. *** Click to see: . more varieties of Herb ============================================ --- Click to view/access: . All Asian vegetable seed groups . All book groups --- Click to access individual vegetable group: (A). Bean/Peas: Azuki Bean . Mung Bean . Winged Bean . Broad Bean . Green Bean . Hyacinth Bean . Yardlong Bean . Edamame(Edible Soybean) . Snow Peas (B). Leafy Vegetable: Edible Amaranth . Oriental Celery . Garland Chrysanthemum (Shingiku) . Japanese Greens . Herbs . Chinese Kale (Kai Lam) . Kamatsuna . Lettuce . Malabar Spinach . Oriental Mustard . Bunching Onion . Yu Choy (Edible Rape) . Oriental Spinach . Hon-Tsai-Tai . || - - Chinese Cabbage: . White Petiole Small Cabbage . Green Petiole Small Cabbage . White Large Pak Choy . Heading NAPA Cabbage . Semiheading Chinese Cabbage (C) . Herbs: Chinese Leek (Chinese Chives) . Thai Basil . Coriander (Chinese Parsley) . Mint . Perilla (Japanese Shi-So) . Watercress (D). Fruit/Gourd Vegetable: Oriental Cucumber . Oriental Eggplant . Bitter Gourd (Bitter Melon) . Winter Melon (Wax Gourd) . Calabash (OPO) . Mao Qwa (Hairy Gourd) . Snake Gourd . Edible Luffa . Oriental melon . Pickling Melon . Oriental Sweet Pepper . Hot Pepper . Oriental Squash . Tomato . Watermelon (E). Root Vegetable: Edible Burdock (Gobo) . Carrot . Oriental Radish (Daikon) . Turnip (F). Flower Vegetable: Broccoli . Cauliflower . Flower Chinese Cabbage . Chinese Leek Flower . White Choy Sum . Green Choy Sum (G). Others: Baby Corn . Kohlrabi . Okra . Sesame ============================================= -- Click to access book group: Gardening Books . Asian Interest Books . Healthcare Books . Asian Philosophy Books . ||--Cookbooks: . Asian Food Series . Soup and Spicy Food . Chinese Food . Chinese Novelty . Chinese Specialty . Japanese Food . Thai Food . Vegetarian Cooking . Video ==================================================== ----- Click to access all Asian Vegetable Varieties or Book Titles listed on this site.