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.

Yup,i bought it at morning market for RM1 for a bunch, is not a very big bunch but enough for 2-3 person portion of pesto pasta. I am not sure whether is it call Daun Selasih as i dunno how it smell like or taste like..
The one i bought in morning market is called 'Jiu Cheng Tart' in Mandarin to make my pesto, it do taste like the pesto i ate in Delicious

'Jiu Cheng Tart' ....... this is definitely Daun selasih, very common in Malaysia, u come to my home u can get all u want i also dun mind LOL

Btw, Delicious' pasta at midvalley, is very ; taste is very bland, i suspect they boiled the spaghetti without enough salt. the mushroom pasta i have there, doesn't even have much mushroom taste at all, just a few slice of mushroom here and there, what i see was the total mushroom on my plate is not even more than 1 whole mushroom, and the sauce...is very obvious they just put some cream thats it. I have to add the salt and pepper myself to make it edible. And worst, the most important ingredient in pasta - cheese. just 1-2 slice the size of the quarter of ur thumb put on top of the pasta is lagi . i was very unsatisfied, and therefore ask the waiter to grind more cheese on top of the pasta before serving me.

and at that price , i rather buy my own ingredient and cook. But dunno why a lot of youngsters like there possibly most malaysian dunno how to taste western food

This post has been edited by techmostwanted: Aug 17 2010, 03:45 PM

Haha..where do you stay ar? If nearby, i dont mind..haha

Yes, Malaysian's basil is the Daun Selasih. Used for M'sian food. But for the pesto, is Sweet Basil. Usually can find at the fresh herb sections at Jusco, Cold Storage, Isetan and so on.

Still, there were ready made pesto for sale at some supermarkets. Great for pasta if you lazy to cook. Just cook the pasta and toss around with spaghetti along with Parmesan cheese. If you have ripe avocados, add in. Yumm

But i used Daun Selasih to make the pesto, it really do taste simliar to the pesto that i ate in the restaurant....maybe they used daun selasih as well

Here is my favourite recipe of pesto sauce Very tasty and easy to make

Italian basil is different from the thai holy basil, or daun selasih as we called it, it is the same as jiu cheng ta used in Taiwanese "three cups chicken" dish.

If you wanna make "asian version" pesto using thai basil or selasih, be sure to add some mint leaves to compensate the taste.

Italian pesto can be flexible and add any herbs as you like, but beware that authentic genovese pesto calls for italian basil and parmigiano reggiano or parmesan cheese. If you wanna taste the original then get the real things.

Or else, any jarred pesto will do, however i strongly recommend De Cecco pesto sauce, it tastes the closest to the real one.