Basil
Albahaca in Spanish
Basil is a herb that is used in many cuisines. It has a sweet, peppery flavor. Basil pairs well with other herbs, such as thyme, oregano, and parsley. It can also be paired with vegetables, such as tomatoes, eggplant, and squash. Basil also pairs well with meats, such as chicken, pork, and beef.
See what combines with both.
What combines with basil
Made for each other
Classic partners
Reliable matches
- Balsamic vinegar
- Beets
- Cheese, goat, fresh
- Chicken
- Clams
- Cod
- Crab
- Eggplant
- Eggs and eggbased dishes
- Fish
- Freshness
- Frittata eggs
- Ginger
- Halibut
- Kosher salt
- Lamb
- Lobster
- Marjoram
- Meats
- Mediterranean cuisines
- Mint
- Mussels
- Northern italian cuisine
- Olives
- Oregano
- Parsley
- Prosciutto
- Salmon
- Scallops
- Shellfish
- Sherry vinegar
- Shiitake mushrooms
- Soft-shell crab
- Summer squash
- Sweet onions
- Thai cuisine
- Vegetables
- Watermelon
Also good with
- Anchovies
- Anise hyssop
- Apricots
- Arborio or carnaroli rice
- Artichokes
- Arugula
- Asian cuisine
- Asparagus
- Astringency
- Autumn
- Avocado oil
- Basmati rice
- Beef
- Berries
- Bibb lettuce
- Bitter greens and chicories lettuces
- Black bass
- Black pepper
- Blueberries
- Broccoli
- Broccoli rabe
- Broccolini
- Brussels sprouts
- Butternut squash
- Cantaloupe
- Capers
- Carrots
- Catfish
- Celery
- Celery root
- Chard
- Chervil
- Chickpeas
- Chile peppers
- Chives
- Chocolate / cocoa
- Chop veal
- Cilantro
- Cinnamon
- Coconut and coconut milk
- Coriander
- Corn
- Couscous
- Crayfish
- Cucumbers
- Cured salmon
- Custards
- Daikon
- Dill
- Duck
- Endive
- Fennel
- Fennel seeds
- Fiddlehead ferns
- Flageolet beans
- Flounder
- French cuisine
- Frisée
- Gin
- Greek cuisine
- Greens
- Ground cayenne
- Hard-boiled eggs
- Honey
- Honeydew
- Iranian cuisine
- Kohlrabi
- Lemon thyme
- Lemon verbena
- Lemongrass
- Lettuces
- Loin veal
- Mangoes
- Melon/muskmelons
- Monkfish
- Morels mushrooms
- Mushrooms
- Navy beans
- Nectarines
- Onions
- Oxtails beef
- Oysters
- Parsnips
- Pasta
- Peaches
- Peanuts and peanut butter
- Pears
- Pheasant
- Pine nuts
- Pineapples
- Pistachios
- Pork
- Potatoes
- Poultry
- Rabbit
- Radishes
- Raspberries
- Rosemary
- Rutabagas
- Saffron
- Sardines
- Sausages
- Savory
- Scallions
- Sea bass
- Shiso leaf
- Short ribs beef
- Shrimp
- Snap peas
- Snapper
- Sorrel
- Southern french cuisine
- Soy sauce
- Spaghetti squash
- Spinach
- Squid
- Steak beef
- Summer
- Sweet potatoes
- Swordfish
- Tarragon
- Tenderloin veal
- Thyme
- Tuna
- Vanilla
- Veal
- Vietnamese cuisine
- White beans
- White chocolate
- White pepper
- Zucchini blossoms