"I will become a basilisk at your window.." says a folk song from Epirus.
What yard, what balcony doesn't have a basil, smelling with every touch or with a light breeze. It is one of the most beloved and popular aromatic plants in Mediterranean cuisine.
It is used fresh and dried in culinary preparations, but it must be added at the end so that it does not lose its aroma. It is planted in yards with other aromatic plants and to repel mosquitoes.
In Greece, broadleaf, thin-leaf, Mount Athos and curly are thriving.
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