Ian_Lee Posted November 23, 2004 at 01:43 AM Report Share Posted November 23, 2004 at 01:43 AM Has anybody every heard of a food item called 金不換 (the stuff that I will not exchange even if you offer me Gold)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skylee Posted November 23, 2004 at 12:28 PM Report Share Posted November 23, 2004 at 12:28 PM 金不換 = basil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian_Lee Posted November 23, 2004 at 06:42 PM Author Report Share Posted November 23, 2004 at 06:42 PM Skylee: Is Basil really 金不換 in Chinese? Unlike HK's Vietnamese eateries, over here the Vietnamese restaurants are really authentic. For every bowl of Pho served, they serve a whole full plate of herbal leaves including freshly grown Basil. 金不換 is also used in Chaozhou cuisine which the chef deep-fries it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quest Posted November 24, 2004 at 02:02 AM Report Share Posted November 24, 2004 at 02:02 AM I have always called it 越南香叶, and I love it with 火车头。 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yonglan Posted November 24, 2004 at 04:57 AM Report Share Posted November 24, 2004 at 04:57 AM Great on pizza or in pasta sauce! Ha ha ha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skylee Posted November 24, 2004 at 02:03 PM Report Share Posted November 24, 2004 at 02:03 PM Is Basil really 金不換 in Chinese? As far as I know (which is not much), basil is called 羅勒 in Chinese. But this is a general term, and there are many different types of basil. If you do a search you will see. I have read that 金不換 is one type of basil. Here is some information - 歐陽應霽[/size]]吃掉意大利羅勒蕃茄水牛乳酪涼拌 羅勒 國王與我 嘴越饞，就越覺日常飲食中香料的不可缺。當然人各有好，不是每種香料都能佔上一重要席位，可是羅勒（Basil），大扺就有這種人嘗人愛的本事。 又是原產自印度的一種香草，印度教維修努神手上捧的就是羅勒葉。由於栽種簡單，羅勒跑到世界各國都會變種自成一派。意大利的親戚Basilico是鮮嫩甜美的甜羅勒；東南亞的品種挺拔強悍就是金不換，在越南特式湯粉牛肉檬的大湯碗裡堆滿半碗，台灣兄弟就是九層塔，還記得第一次掀起一鍋三杯雞那一陣襲人香氣嗎？ 羅勒不是菜，如何喜愛也許不能大口大口的吃，超市裡開始有整株連盆的新鮮甜羅勒出售，叫我這些又懶又嘴饞的實在興奮。一盆新鮮羅勒放在廚房窗台邊，做意大利麵時隨手揉碎幾片，用橄欖油塗麵包時候又來一點，至於無敵的意大利綠色pesto醬，用的是切細的羅勒葉，壓碎炒香的松子和生蒜頭，再加上鷊米基諾乳酪和大量的初壓橄欖油，混起醬來香濃豐厚，綠油油的拌進各類麵食和主菜中，以羅勒之名，為所欲為──希臘語中basileus是英文basil的字源，原來就是國王之意。 Some more -> 越南香叶：金不换 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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