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liuzhou

liuzhou

What they sent has large leaves and yes, looks like Thai Basil I've eaten often across SE Asia. However the taste is totally different. Some perilla cultivars have similar purple stems and flowers which makes me think the store have misidentified it. It also looks different from the image on their listing. Much duller.

 

Screenshot_20240130_172001_com.sankuai.meituan.thumb.jpg.d5253cc1d7dc8a99d24471bc9b23f511.jpg

 

 

liuzhou

liuzhou

What they sent has large leaves and yes, looks like Thai Basil I've ever eaten often across SE Asia. However the taste is totally different. Some perilla cultivars have similar purple stems and flowers which makes me think the store have misidentified it. It also looks different from the image on their listing. Much duller.

 

Screenshot_20240130_172001_com.sankuai.meituan.thumb.jpg.d5253cc1d7dc8a99d24471bc9b23f511.jpg

 

 

liuzhou

liuzhou

What they sent has large leaves and yes, looks like Thai Basil I've ever eaten often across SE Asia. However the taste is totally different. Some perilla cultivars have similar purple stems and flowers which makes they think the store have misidentified it. It also looks different from the image on their listing. Much duller.

 

Screenshot_20240130_172001_com.sankuai.meituan.thumb.jpg.d5253cc1d7dc8a99d24471bc9b23f511.jpg

 

 

liuzhou

liuzhou

What they sent has large leaves and yes, looks like Thai Basil I've ever eaten often across SE Asia. However the taste is totally different. Some perilla cultivars have similar purple stems and flowers which makes they think the store have misidentified it. It also looks very different from the image on their listing.

 

Screenshot_20240130_172001_com.sankuai.meituan.thumb.jpg.d5253cc1d7dc8a99d24471bc9b23f511.jpg

 

 

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