The vegetables were very fresh and delicious. Value for the price
Temiloluwa Verified customer
Kitchener, ON
African Basil (Ẹ̀fírín)
September 2026
Specialty · Sold out, back soon
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
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From the table
Reviews
The freshest I have seen in many years
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African Basil (Ẹ̀fírín)
Made black soup, goat meat pepper soup, vegetable soup & sau
September 2026
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