#red basil

Lately, I've become obsessed with cooking in the microwave. Sprinkle the green beans with salt for 30 minutes. Microwave at 500w for 5 minutes. Sprinkle with the herb mix of chopped red basil, perilla, and yegoma. (All three are Labiatae)

インゲンマメ（莢）の電子レンジ仕立て（料理）

最近、電子レンジを使った料理に凝っている。下ごしらえしたインゲンマメを長いまま、塩を振って３０分で、電子レンジに５００ｗ、５分掛け、赤バジル、シソ、yegomaを刻んで混ぜ合わせたハーブミックスをまぶす。（３つともシソ科）

The red basil

The flowers are purple

Attract insects

赤バジル

花は紫

虫を呼ぶ

Red basils

Grow together

With perillas

赤バジル

シソとともども

育ちけり

Red basil

It will grow again this year

Deep red

赤バジル

今年も生えし

深い赤

Seedling (2022.07.19)

@Italian food lovers, especially women, know basil (also known as the king of herbs), which is indispensable in pasta and pizza. By the way, perilla, which is indispensable in Japanese cuisine, and basil, which is used in Italian cuisine, both originated in the foothills of the Himalayas.

And interestingly, both basil and perilla have green leaf and red leaf varieties. Red basil is equivalent to red perilla. Perhaps ordinary women do not have that much knowledge, so if they know how to use it, they will be motivated to buy it.

flower spike (2022.08.17)

Red basil is an annual, so seeds can be sown every year. I sow a few seeds in a plastic pot, thin them out to three stocks, and plant them where they grow to grow two large and small stocks close to each other.

The reason why I do this is that when I was living in the mountains in Shimonita, Gunma Prefecture, the people in the mountains picked egoma, a herb that is also a member of the labiatae family and looks just like green perilla.

 Egoma was important because it contains the essential ingredients of blue fish (sardines, saury, etc.) that are difficult for people in mountainous areas to consume. and planted together in pairs.” Thinking about it, it is advantageous to get more seeds in mountainous areas where seeds are used instead of sesame seeds. In that sense, I apply that method to red basil as well.

The seed this time is not a one-generation seed called "F1", but a fixed seed, and as long as you get the seed, you can grow it in the same way every year. As an herb, it can withstand unexpectedly high temperatures and humidity, and will not wither unless it is too dried. (Cutting is also possible)

Deep autumn red basil (2022.10.27)

@ It can be used in the same way as regular basil, but the best way to use it is to use vinegar that has both red color and scent. (However, the color does not transfer to the oil.)

Spaghetti topped with red basil flowers (2022.08.17)

As a dish, I mentioned the "fragrant spaghetti" topped with ears. The seeds are from Portugal.