{"id":4628,"date":"2025-11-07T11:02:29","date_gmt":"2025-11-07T10:02:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eat2gather.nl\/?p=4628"},"modified":"2025-11-07T13:22:15","modified_gmt":"2025-11-07T12:22:15","slug":"basil","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eat2gather.nl\/en\/basil\/","title":{"rendered":"Basil"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>What is it?<\/strong><br \/>\nBasil is a wonderfully aromatic herb with a sweet, slightly spicy tang. Originally from Southeast Asia and Africa, it&#8217;s now a staple in Italian cuisine, while Thai basil is commonly used in Asian dishes. You&#8217;ll recognize basil by its fresh flavor, and it&#8217;s often used to add taste to pasta, pizza, sauces, and curries.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tip:<\/strong><br \/>\nDried basil only really releases its flavor when you give it time, so add it early in the cooking process \u2013 earlier than you\u2019re used to with fresh basil.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Fun Food Fact!<\/strong><br \/>\nBasil is also known as the \u201cking of herbs,\u201d as its name comes from the Greek word for \u201cking\u201d and refers to ancient times when the plant was used in royal rituals.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Recipe Basil:<\/strong><br \/>\nBasil is a great flavor enhancer that pairs well with Italian dishes. Mix 4 tablespoons of dried basil, 50 grams of grated Parmesan, 40 grams of pine nuts, 1 clove of garlic, and 100 ml of olive oil. Blend well, and you\u2019ve got your own homemade pesto!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is it? Basil is a wonderfully aromatic herb with a sweet, slightly spicy tang. Originally from Southeast Asia and Africa, it&#8217;s now a staple in Italian cuisine, while Thai basil is commonly used in Asian dishes. You&#8217;ll recognize basil by its fresh flavor, and&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":4644,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[77],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4628","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-smaakmakers-en"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/eat2gather.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4628","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/eat2gather.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/eat2gather.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eat2gather.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eat2gather.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4628"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/eat2gather.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4628\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4631,"href":"https:\/\/eat2gather.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4628\/revisions\/4631"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eat2gather.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4644"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eat2gather.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4628"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eat2gather.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4628"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eat2gather.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4628"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}