Re: [CH] OT: Basil seeds

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"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.

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