“GENOVESE BASIL” IS A NATIVE OF INDIA, NOT ITALY AS YOU MIGHT THINK. THIS BASIL WAS SO VALUED, IT TRAVELED THE ANCIENT SPICE ROUTES TO EUROPE AND ASIA. GENOVESE BASIL IS A STAPLE HERB IN MANY DIFFERENT CUISINES BESIDES ITALIAN AND INDIAN, IT’S ALSO USED IN FRENCH, MEXICAN, AMERICAN AND ASIAN DISHES. GENOVESE BASIL IS HIGHLY PRIZED AMONG THE MANY DIFFERENT VARIETIES, BECAUSE IT MAKES THE FINEST ITALIAN PESTO.
