Thai basil
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English
Noun
Thai basil (countable and uncountable, plural Thai basils)
- A type of sweet basil from Southeast Asia, notable for the anise/tarragon overtones in its flavor, and for the attractive purple color of the leaves and bracts in its flower spikes.
Translations
sweet basil from Southeast Asia
Swedish
Alternative forms
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English Thai basil, one of its main ingredients. Coined by Swedish bartender Robin Ogestad.
Noun
- A cocktail containing gin, lemon juice, Thai basil, simple syrup and coconut milk.
- 2018 June 28, “Asian Post Office: Utsökt, friskt – och så en klassisk prick över i:et”, in Svenska Dagbladet:
- Värd att pröva är en Thai Basil med kokosnötsskum.
- Worth trying is a Thai Basil with coconut foam.
- 2022 September 8, Cecilia Lundin, “Thaibasilikadrink - recept på gindrink med kokosmjölk”, in Allt om Mat, archived from the original on 18 May 2025:
- Här är ett recept på thai basil, en supergod thaibasilikadrink med gin och kokosmjölk.
- Here is a recipe for Thai Basil, a super tasty Thai basil drink with gin and coconut milk.
- 2022 September 23, Oskar Hammarkrantz, “Krogettan är en storskräll”, in Svenska Dagbladet, archived from the original on 25 September 2023:
- Deras signaturdrink thai basil har blivit en modern stockholmsklassiker och suget efter det bästa som Asien kan bjuda i matväg verkar aldrig ta slut.
- Their signature drink, Thai Basil, has become a modern Stockholm classic, and the craving for the best that Asia has to offer in terms of food seems never-ending.
- a. 2025, “David Kringlund”, in Aftonbladet Godare, archived from the original on 17 August 2024:
- David Kringlund är bartendern som blandar allt från trendiga Thai Basil till klassiska Old fashioned på bästa sätt och gärna lär ut sina smarta trix och tips.
- David Kringlund is the bartender who mixes everything from trendy Thai Basil to classic Old Fashioned in the best possible way and is happy to share his clever tricks and tips.
References
- ^ Christian Körner (2022 March 13) “Gotlänning blir barchef i Mister French-gruppen”, in Hela Gotland (in Swedish), archived from the original on 18 May 2025: “Mest känd är Robin Ogestad för att ha komponerat den grönskimrande drinken Thai Basil. ― Robin Ogestad is best known for having created the green-hued drink Thai Basil.”