"J. B. Cattley" wrote: > > On the spice shelf at my local Thai/Chinese/Indonesian/etc grocery the other > day, they had big (100g) packets of 'Sweet Basil Seed'. Basilophile that I > am, I brought some home. Turns out that they taste of generic plant seeds, > so they're obviously not meant for use directly as a flavouring. What are > they used for in such quantities? Can you sprout the stuff like alfalfa, or > is there something I'm missing here? Errrrrrmmmmm... just a WAG here - but, maybe you're supposed to plant them and raise a basil forest. ENJOY!!! -- Uncle Dirty Dave's Kitchens Home of Yaaaah Hoooo Aaahhh HOT Sauce & Hardin Cider