BEST QUALITY BASIL - ORIGIN FRANCE - PROVENCE
BUY ONLINE - BASIL FROM PROVENCE
Find all our plants for sale in the online shop, plants from the Provençal region, such as this BASIL from Provence, grown and processed at the foot of the Sainte-Victoire mountain near Aix-en-Provence. Our plants come from our growers’ best plots fields, then ancestral sorting methods are used to bring you the best of their aromas.
PRODUCT ORIGIN:
The Les Aromates de Provence producers and pickers are all located in the Provence Alpes and Côtes d’Azur and Drôme Provençale regions. They grow aromatic plants with unique flavours under the Provence sun. These plants are rich in essential oil, giving them authentic taste and aromas.
PRODUCT FEATURES:
Originally from India, basil has been grown in the Mediterranean region since the Middle Ages. The Romans considered it an aphrodisiac. It is an aromatic, herbaceous plant. Very widespread in all temperate regions. Reaches about thirty centimetres in height. Green, oval leaves. Enjoyed in the southern cuisine
SPECIES: Basil (Ocimum basilicum), Great Green variety
COLOURS: mixture from olive green to dark green
The selected BASIL is perfectly blended and offers exceptional quality. Only the prime parts of the plant are offered.
PERFECT MATCH:
These lemon and pepper flavours combined with its bitterness make it the ideal companion to garlic for the famous Provençal pesto soup if you don’t have fresh basil. This basil will be a perfect accompaniment to all your tomato, vegetable, pasta and gratin dishes. The aromatic palette of this basil goes perfectly with southern dishes.
OTHER IDEAS FOR USE:
Use for your pasta with pesto.
Ideal for summer tomato salads.
In vinaigrettes.
PROCESSING:
Each batch of basil is first dried at the producer’s premises, then sent to the cooperative and cleaned in 2 or 3 steps on a sorter-separator to achieve the desired quality. So this basil is processed and prepared in Trets at the foot of Sainte-Victoire mountain.
36-month MSL.
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Real Herbes de Provence - dried, sorted and blended from Provence, France
Winter savory (Satureja montana) 26%, Oregano (Origanum vulgare) 26%, Rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis) 26%, Thyme (Thymus vulgaris) [19% and 3% finely-chopped]. Part of it comes from a varietal selection of plants from the hillside.
The recipe for this Herbes de Provence blend has been designed to yield a perfect aromatic balance of the 4 plants used in it.
Our real Herbes de Provence imbue all the fragrances of Provence, hillside scents. -
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Dried and sorted oregano from France - Provence
Oregano (Origanum vulgare)
Oregano is a perennial low-growing shrub. It is a highly branched plant with stems reaching from 50 cm up to 1 m high, covered with silky hairs giving them a fluffy appearance. The dark green, oval or elliptical, pointed leaves are covered with hairs secreting essence on their underside, giving off a characteristic scent at the slightest touch. -
Dried and sorted rosemary, Origin France - Provence
Romarin ( Rosmarinus officinalis )
The selected rosemary offers exceptional quality and is perfectly blended. Only the prime parts of the plant are offered. -
Dried and sorted winter savory - Origin France - Provence
Winter savory (Satureia montana). Also called Pèbre d’ail or pèbre d’ane in the Provençal dialect, this winter savory has grown under the Provence sun and has received the best care to keep all its taste qualities intact. It is one of the emblematic plants of Provence and part of the blend known as “Herbes de Provence”.