If you can easily find lemon basil, do try it.

Lemon basil requires the same care as other basil varieties.

Now they want opal or purple basil, and lemon basil.

Or try an intensely citrus lemon tart with lemon basil.

The most popular Lao stew called or lam uses lemon basil as a key ingredient.

The dead lemon basil plants are left standing...perhaps a spider will enjoy them as a web anchor?

Lemon basil has a strong lemony smell and flavor very different from those of other varieties because it contains a chemical called citral.

Lemon basil is the only basil used much in Indonesian cuisine, where it is called kemangi.

A.A.S. has also honored a new lemon basil named, Sweet Dani.

I was partial also to the lemon basil chicken salad sandwich and grilled balsamic chicken sandwich.

Lemon basil is often used to season certain Indonesian dishes, such as curries, soup, stew and steamed or grilled dishes.

The lemon flavor is more intense, the leaves are larger, and the plant itself is more robust than regular lemon basil.

Many Lao stews require the use of lemon basil as no other basil varieties are acceptable as substitutes.

We also learned that simply substituting a lemon basil or a licorice basil in recipes that call for the standard Genoese won't always work.

Lemon basil (Ocimum americanum)

So we tried a lemon basil beurre blanc, with a half cup of chopped leaves blended into the sauce once the pan was safely off the flame.

Salmon in lemon basil sauce featured good-quality salmon that was strangely tasteless when the smidgen of sauce ran out.

Lemon basil is a popular herb in Arabic, Indonesian, Lao, Persian and Thai cuisine.

The sourness and citrus flavour can come from prahok, tamarind, lemongrass, kaffir lime, lime juice, or herbs like lemon basil.

The vibrancy of these oils makes them seem invincible, but sustained heat will reduce even Mrs. Burns's lemon basil to a shadow of her outrageously lemony self.

La Mer, whose Web site is www.lamerseafood.com, offers its own line of condiments including the Rustic Rub, Lemon Basil Crust and Yakitori Sauce.

Ocimum x citriodorum, or Lemon Basil, a hybrid between O. americanum and O. basilicum, is noted for its lemon flavour and used in cooking.

Mrs. Burns Lemon Basil is an heirloom cultivar of Ocimum basilicum (sweet basil) from New Mexico in the United States.

Stars of the intriguing dessert list - six options and a small cheese menu - were the satiny smooth coffee Sambuca creme caramel (served with fresh strawberries) and the lemon basil bar.

In Laos, lemon basil is used extensively in Lao curries, stews, and stir-fried dishes as it is the most commonly used type of basil in Laos.