PestoPesto, is very rare to be found in malaysia. But easy enough to make, I havent tried one. Would like to ask if anyone tried the taste of pesto? What it taste like?

meh... Can be found in Tesco, Jusco etc

pesto = pasta?

http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/1257400/+180#

C-note posted his pesto pasta there...go and have a look

I made my own pesto sauce i feel is not too bad
Is actually very easy to make, bascially just blend basil leaves,cheese, garlic,salt, almond/pine nuts and olive oil together...hehe...

ya, saw it, the one he made is without garlic. I finally made one myself.i found the raw garlic is a bit too strong.maybe thats the reason he doesnt put one?

btw, the taste is not as awesome as i thought. ''

Ooo..i use Jamie Oliver recipe For three handful of basil leave, i put 2 clove of garlic. I gave my colleague tried and they said nice

I even use the pesto as bread spread...*pesto lover*

i use parsley, i mean dried parsley, could this be the reason? btw, i cant find fresh basil here in malaysia i know basil loves sunny weather, but how come we hardly find basil here?

You can get basil from the morning market, there's where i got mine. It is actually very cheap, is only RM1 for bunch (not a small but not too big also la, enough to cook for like 2-3 person portion of pesto pasta).

what is it called in b.malay and chinese? if ask them for basil they wont understand

malay - daun selasih

eh, not selasih lar. basil and selasih came from the same family, but their taste very different. i just went to jaya jusco near my area and found selasih, is not basil at all.

some like it and some don't..too much basil in a dish is plain sickening..to me.

Chinese 'Jiu Cheng Tart'
Sorry if the pin yin not correct

lol that's what stated in the malay wikipedia

ya, i saw that too when google. is definitely not selasih. selasih i got whole bunch in my garden here. and that wikipedia could be a mistake, or maybe our definition of selasih in malaysia is different, i dunno.

Salasih has a diff taste and looks compared to what westerners called their Basil, sweet basil..


Sweet basil can be bought at Jusco, Tesco, Cold Storage and Hock Choon Market at jalan ampang. basically its sold at places where most foreigners patronize. Its actually quite easy to get. But its not really cheap.

Mostly comes in a vacuum packed plastic. as Sweet Basil cant last long once its opened.. so process dem fast before they turn black.

hmm, earlier there is one replied here saying RM1 whole bunch @ morning market. i was guessing, where is this morning market?

RM1 for one whole Bunch.. i think thats Daun Selasih.. not the Basil for the original pesto recipe.

i was guessing, the selasih pesto that he used must be taste weird. not much people like selasih taste

btw, anyone tried asparagus pesto? i saw one in youtube, seems nice.