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bai horapa (Thai or anise basil), bai gka-prow (holy basil) and bai maeng-lak (lemon basil)
Sewwt Basil, Holy basil and thai basil
It is called Thai Basil, and could be found within some oriental (Chinese, Vietnamese, Thai) markets. It is different from the basil that we in general use.
It's sweet basil or thai basil which is different from the basil you generally use.
You may be able to draw from it from thai or oriental supermarkets if you're lucky enough to enjoy some near you - otherwise you might try to get friends with your local thai restaurant who might inform you who they get it from or even administer you a couple of handfuls.
Interestingly, and a propos of nothing, the best place within the world I've been to for Thai supermarkets is the German-speaking module of Switzerland - they're everywhere. No idea why...
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Thai Basil. It have a purplish tint to it, and smells more of anise than other basil.
I wouldn't use Sweet Basil in Thai cooking. It merely doesn't stand up well to the rest of the flavors resembling Thai Basil doesn.
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