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Dried Lemon Basil or Dried Thai Basil?

 
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Doing a little market research. I already dry the classic Genovese basil and I am looking at offering a basil variant. I am wondering which one people would be more likely to use.

 
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I would say that I can't imaging using DRY Thai basil-- I use it fresh.
 
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I voted lemon basil because I have used it before. I do not have experience with Thai basil... maybe I am missing out!
 
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I use Thai enough that I grow it year-round in the very limited space I have to keep things alive through the winter. Lemon basil is a nice-to-have.
 
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Thai, please - though both would be nice. It's good for keeping on hand, when you can't get your hands on fresh - like here, in 'middle America", especially in winter.
 
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Last vote in apple poll was on August 15, 2026
 
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