Specialty · Still in the ground
African Basil (Ẹ̀fírín)
Intensely aromatic scent leaf. Peppery, clove-like, unforgettable in pepper soup and stews. A little goes a long way.
How to cook it
Tear into pepper soup or nkwobi at the very end. Heat dulls the aroma, so let it perfume the pot off the flame.
One crop, many homes
Ocimum gratissimum
- 🇳🇬Nigeria (Yorùbá):Ẹ̀fírín
- 🇳🇬Nigeria (Igbo):Nchanwu
- 🇬🇭Ghana:Nunum
- 🇨🇲Cameroon:Masepo
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Also known as Scent Leaf and Clove Basil
$4.99100 g · CAD
Still in the ground.
Expected September
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