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Boodleheimer · Posted: Sun Jul 29, 2007 1:17 am Post subject: Wanted: fresh basil.

actually, i want the plant, but i can't find it here (uljin)... and i can't find proper mint plants, only 'apple mint'. WTF?

jajdude · Joined: 18 Jan 2003

You can buy spaghetti sauce with basil in it at almost any 'supa'.

Boodleheimer · Posted: Sun Jul 29, 2007 1:25 am Post subject:

yeah, but i want to use it in Thai & Vietnamese cooking...

jajdude · Joined: 18 Jan 2003

wo buxihuan hanguoren · Joined: 18 Apr 2007 Location: Suyuskis

Boodleheimer · Posted: Sun Jul 29, 2007 1:53 am Post subject:

so you guys buy a jar of spaghetti sauce, drain out all the red stuff, and use the remainder?

hm.

still looking for basil plants!

(ni bu xihuan hanguoren? weishenme?)

butlerian · Joined: 04 Sep 2006 Location: Korea

Ekuboko · Joined: 22 Dec 2004 Location: ex-Gyeonggi

The SE Asian grocers in my town sell fresh Thai basil, coriander, lemongrass, galangal, lime leaves, blah blah blah other stuff for curries... it's quite a nice little find when you don't live in Seoul.

JLarter · Joined: 17 Apr 2006

I had complained to my girlfriend for ages about not being able to get fresh basil. She managed to order some from a flower shop for me. My life is complete!

Ya-ta Boy · Joined: 16 Jan 2003 Location: Established in 1994

I've never seen it for sale anywhere here. As a result, I had my mom send me packets of seeds and grow my own herb garden on the balcony.

If you go this route, be sure to tell your sender to NOT label the envelop the seed packets are in. If customs knows, they will stop the package.

What's a little smuggling between friends.

RedRob · Joined: 07 Jul 2003 Location: Narnia

Set some 1-2 plants aside to go to seed, when they do, just shake 'em all over the empty pots that have been harvested, from then on they will self seed for yonks, we had 'em popping up everywhere...cracksinthe rooftop, ajummas gochu pots etc.

jajdude · Joined: 18 Jan 2003

shifdog · Joined: 20 Jul 2006

There is nothing better than fresh basil. You're better off growing your own.

MollyBloom · Joined: 21 Jul 2006 Location: James Joyce's pants

I'm growing some baby basil plants. I have a few big ones as well. I'd be willing to give you a couple sprouts if you want to shlep to Daechi-dong.

MollyBloom · Joined: 21 Jul 2006 Location: James Joyce's pants

P.s. Also, I will be leaving in early December to go back to the states, and I am going to have to get rid of my basil plants. I would like to give them away so that others can use them, and I will post another message again when I am close to leaving!

I just made awesome meatballs and put some fresh basil in there.

p.s.s....How do you pronounce it "bay-sill" or "bah-zil"? I believe the latter is British pronunciation.