罗勒 (luólè) · basil, sweet basil

Meanings

1 basil
2 sweet basil

About the ingredient

蔬菜 Vegetables

A soft green herb with a strong, sweet smell like aniseed or clove. Chaoshan cooks stir-fry it with snails and small mussels, it tops Taiwanese three-cup chicken, and Western cooks make it into pesto.

Used in 1 dish

三杯鸡 sānbēijī

Characters

罗

luó

part of the plant name

勒

lè

part of the plant name

Examples

HSK 5

我在阳台上种了一盆罗勒。

Wǒ zài yángtái shàng zhòng le yì pén luólè.

I planted a pot of basil on the balcony.

HSK 5

做番茄沙拉的时候，放点新鲜罗勒会更香。

Zuò fānqié shālā de shíhou, fàng diǎn xīnxian luólè huì gèng xiāng.

When you make a tomato salad, a little fresh basil makes it more fragrant.

Tips

usage

罗勒 is the sweet basil of Italian cooking, the herb in pesto (青酱). The Asian basil with purple stems and an aniseed smell, used in Taiwanese 三杯鸡, is usually called 九层塔. In this word 勒 is read lè, not lēi.